Burning(2018)

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.

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Releases

Original Release | Oct 26, 2018

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Results

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

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Director & Top Cast

Lee Chang-dong
Director

Raymond Pak-Ming Wong

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Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: South Korea,Japan

Language: Korean,English

Summaries

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