Burning is a 2018 South Korean psychological mystery drama film co-written, co-produced, and directed by Lee Chang-dong. Based on the short story “Barn Burning” from The Elephant Vanishes by author Haruki Murakami, it stars Yoo Ah-in, Steven Yeun, and Jeon Jong-seo. The movie depicts a young deliveryman Jongsu (Yoo) who runs into his childhood friend Haemi (Jun). 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. And one day Ben tells Jongsu about his most unusual hobby.
- Starring : Yoo Ah-in / Steven Yeun
- Genre : Drama / Mystery
- Country : South Korea / Japan
- Language : Korean / English
- Director : Chang-dong Lee
- Production : Pine House Film / NHK / Now Films
- Distributor : Baska Sinema / CGV Arthouse / Clover Films / Golden Village Pictures / Interior13 Cine / Pandora Filmes / Polyfilm Verleih / Seven Films / TWIN / Alambique Destilaria de Ideias / Capelight Pictures / Diaphana Films / Film & TV House / Imagine / NHK / Palace Films / Provzglyad / Thunderbird Releasing / Vértigo / Well Go USA Entertainment
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Burning release date
- May 16, 2018 : France (Cannes Film Festival)
- June 14, 2018 : Australia (Sydney Film Festival)
- June 21, 2018 : France (Contis Film Festival)
- June 29, 2018 : Germany (Munich International Film Festival)
- July 5, 2018 : Singapore
- August 5, 2018 : Australia (Melbourne International Film Festival)
- August 29, 2018 : Switzerland (French speaking region)
- August 29, 2018 : France
- September 6, 2018 : Canada (Toronto International Film Festival)
- September 21, 2018 : USA (Fantastic Fest)
- September 23, 2018 : Israel (Haifa Film Festival)
- October 3, 2018 : USA (New York Film Festival)
- October 6, 2018 : Canada (Festival du Nouveau Cinéma de Montréal)
- October 6, 2018 : Germany (Film Festival Cologne)
- October 6, 2018 : USA (Hamptons International Film Festival)
- October 7, 2018 : Canada (Vancouver International Film Festival)
- October 10, 2018 : Spain (Sitges Film Festival)
- October 10, 2018 : USA (Mill Valley Film Festival)
- October 13, 2018 : USA (Miami International Film Festival GEMS)
- October 18, 2018 : Australia (Adelaide Film Festival)
- October 18, 2018 : Israel
- October 19, 2018 : Spain (limited)
- October 19, 2018 : UK (London Film Festival)
- October 19, 2018 : USA (Milwaukee Film Festival)
- October 20, 2018 : USA (Santa Fe Independent Film Festival)
- October 21, 2018 : USA (Philadelphia International Film Festival)
- October 22, 2018 : Philippines (QCinema International Film Festival)
- October 22, 2018 : USA (FilmColumbia Festival)
- October 26, 2018 : USA (New York City, New York)
- October 27, 2018 : India (Mumbai Film Festival)
- October 27, 2018 : USA (Asian World Film Festival)
- October 29, 2018 : UK (Cambridge Film Festival)
- November 1, 2018 : UK (FilmBath Festival)
- November 2, 2018 : USA (Los Angeles, California)
- November 9, 2018 : Canada (limited)
- November 9, 2018 : USA (Cucalorus Film Festival)
- November 9, 2018 : USA (limited)
- November 10, 2018 : Canada (South Western International Film Festival)
- November 10, 2018 : UK (Leeds International Film Festival)
- November 11, 2018 : USA (Denver International Film Festival)
- November 13, 2018 : Ireland (Cork International Film Festival)
- November 15, 2018 : Sweden (Stockholm International Film Festival)
- November 16, 2018 : USA (Key West Film Festival)
- November 20, 2018 : UK (Foyle Film Festival)
- November 23, 2018 : Germany (Around the World in 14 Films Festival)
- November 24, 2018 : UK (Brighton Film Festival)
- December 29, 2018 : Japan (TV premiere)
- January 6, 2019 : USA (MoMA – The Contenders)
- January 7, 2019 : USA (Palm Springs International Film Festival)
- January 10, 2019 : Switzerland (German speaking region)
- January 11, 2019 : Germany (Fantasy Filmfest)
- January 16, 2019 : France (Festival Télérama)
- January 18, 2019 : Sweden
- February 1, 2019 : UK (limited)
- February 1, 2019 : Ireland (limited)
- February 1, 2019 : Japan
- February 23, 2019 : India (Bengaluru International Film Festival)
- March 1, 2019 : UK (Borderlines Film Festival)
- March 2, 2019 : USA (Miami Film Festival)
- March 23, 2019 : UK (Wales One World Film Festival)
- April 18, 2019 : Australia (limited)
- June 6, 2019 : Germany
- August 21, 2019 : Australia (DVD premiere)
Burning cast
- Ah-In Yoo as Lee Jong-su
- Steven Yeun as Ben (as Yeun Sang-yeop)
- Jong-seo Jun as Shin Hae-mi
- Soo-Kyung Kim as Yeon-ju
- Seung-ho Choi as Lee Yong-seok
- Seong-kun Mun as Lawyer
- Bok-gi Min as Judge
- Soo-Jeong Lee as Prosecutor
- Hye-ra Ban as Jong-su’s Mom
- Mi-Kyung Cha as Hae-mi’s Mom
- Bong-ryeon Lee as Hae-mi’s Sister
- Wonhyeong Jang as Won-hyeong
- Seok-Chan Jeon as Seok-chan
- Joong-ok Lee as Patrolman
- Ja-Yeon Ok as Ja-yeon
The first film directed by Lee in eight years, the film premiered on May 16, 2018, at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Palme d’Or; it ended up receiving the FIPRESCI International Critics’ Prize at the festival. It was released the following day in South Korea and on October 26, 2018, in the United States.
It received almost universal critical acclaim, particularly for its sense of unease and ambiguous narrative and performances. It was selected as the South Korean entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards; although it was not nominated, it became the first Korean film to make it to the final nine-film shortlist. It received numerous other accolades, and was included on several critics’ “top ten” lists for the year 2018, notably those of The New York Times, LA Times, and the Associated Press; it was also included on some lists of the greatest films of the decade.
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