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Burning(2018)

Not Rated
2h 28m
- Drama
- Mystery

Release Date: Oct 26, 2018 | Limited

Jong-su bumps into a girl who used to live in the same neighborhood, who asks him to look after her cat while she's on a trip to Africa. When back, she introduces Ben, a mysterious guy she met there, who confesses his secret hobby.

Releases

Original Release | Oct 26, 2018

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Box Office

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$26,130
Total US & Canada:
$718,991
Total International
$6,859,072
Total Worldwide:
$7,578,063

Director & Top Cast

Chang-dong Lee
Director

Lee Chang-dong
Director

Steven Yeun
Ben

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: South Korea

Summaries

Plot Summary

After Ben mentions that he burns down an abandoned greenhouse about every two months and that he's planning on burning one very close to Jong-su's home, Jong-su starts to pay attention to likely targets around him. Then he loses contact with Hae-mi and starts to look for her. Her luggage is in the apartment, unusually tidy and clean, but her cat, whom Jong-su fed many times but had never seen, also has vanished. Jong-su confronts Ben, who is dating a new girl who works in retail and claims that Hae-mi has not returned his calls either. Jong-su starts to stalk Ben while finding out more about Hae-mi through various leads he chases--did she make up stories or not?One day, Jong-su follows Ben into the countryside. But instead of checking out old greenhouses, Ben is looking at a secluded reservoir. Jong-su meets up with his own mother who abandoned the family when he was ten, and promises to get money to help her pay her debt. Jong-su sells the only cow the farm still has.Ben finally catches Jong-su staking out in his truck nearby and invites him up to his apartment to attend his party. Jong-su sees Hae-mi's pink watch in the bathroom and confirms that the cat that Ben has adopted is indeed Hae-mi's. Jong-su abruptly leaves.When Ben shows up near an abandoned field to meet Jong-su, the latter fatally stabs him with one of his father's hunting knives, and then douses gasoline over Ben's sports car with the body inside, just like Ben described how he would burn down those expendable greenhouses.

Storyline

Deliveryman Jongsu is out on a job when he runs into Haemi, a girl who once lived in his neighbourhood. 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 Jongsu an enigmatic young man named Ben, who she met during her trip. One day Ben tells Jongsu about his most unusual hobby. Dreaming of becoming a writer, alienated Jong-su, the frustrated son of an imprisoned farmer, takes odd jobs to make a living. Then, one day, Jong-su runs into Hae-mi, a lively childhood friend and aspiring actress, and as one thing leads to another, agrees to feed her cat while she takes off on an extended trip to Africa. In the meantime, as Jong-su waits for her return, he takes great joy in fantasising about Hae-mi, spending increasingly more time in her tiny apartment. Eventually, Hae-mi returns; however, much to Jong-su's chagrin, she arrives with Ben, a privileged, sophisticated, empty Korean man she met at the Nairobi Airport. But as envy turns into suspicion and confusion into lovesickness, unexpectedly, Jong-su learns of Ben's secret obsession. Is Hae-mi in danger? — Nick Riganas Jong-soo runs into Hae-mi, a girl who once lived in his neighborhood, and she asks him to watch her cat while she's out of town. When she returns, she introduces him to Ben, a man she met on the trip. Ben proceeds to tell Jong-soo about his hobby. — krmanirethnam

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Burning(2018)

Box Office

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Director & Top Cast

Chang-dong Lee

Lee Chang-dong

Steven Yeun