Burning
2018 · Movie · NR · 148 min · ★ 7.4 · 93% critics
A deliveryman reconnects with a girl from his past, who asks him to look after her cat while she travels. When she returns with an enigmatic companion and reveals an unusual hobby, a disappearance and mounting suspicions draw him into an unsettling mystery.
Based on Barn Burning
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Details
- Original title
- 버닝
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-05-17
- Language
- Korean
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 148 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 93/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (1,821 votes)
- Box office
- $7,578,063
About
You’ll likely enjoy Burning if you want a slow-burn psychological mystery built on jealousy, class tension, and lingering uncertainty; Not for you if you need clear answers or prefer faster, straightforward thrillers like After the Storm or Winter Sleep.
Pros: slow-burn tension; haunting ambiguity; strong atmosphere | Cons: very long runtime; unanswered questions; pacing may drag
Themes
- fire
- jealousy
- dreams
- countryside
- love triangle
- cat
- sex shop
- sadness
- sunlight
- suspicion
- greenhouse
- melancholy
- +20 more
Awards & recognition
- Silver Mirror · 2018
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2019 · nominated
Cast & crew
Yoo Ah-in
as Lee Jong-su
Steven Yeun
as Ben
Jeon Jong-seo
as Shin Hae-mi
Kim Soo-kyung
as Yeon-ju
Choe Seung-ho
as Lee Yong-seok
Moon Sung-keun
as Lawyer
Min Bok-gi
as Judge
Ban Hye-ra
as Jong-su's Mother
Cha Mi-kyung
as Hae-mi's Mother
Lee Bong-ryeon
as Hae-mi's Sister
Directed by Lee Chang-dong