2018 · drama · thriller · mystery
Burning
Directed by Lee Chang-dong2h 28m2018
Deliveryman Jong-su is out on a job when he runs into Hae-mi, a girl who once lived in his neighborhood. She asks if he'd mind looking after her cat while she's away on a trip to Africa. On her return, she introduces to Jong-su an enigmatic young man named Ben, who she met during her trip. One day Ben tells Jong-su about his most unusual hobby.
Our read: Burning (2018) reads as a heavy, slow-burn, inventive drama · thriller · mystery entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, slow-burn, measured drama / thriller, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- slow-burn
- bleak
- cold
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