Burning (2018)

Release date: 2018-05-17
Country: South Korea|Japan
Language: Korean|English
Director: Chang-dong Lee
Production Co: Pine House Film, NHK, Now Films
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Rating: 7.6/10
Length: 2h 28min

Storyline

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.

Plot Keywords

metaphor, class differences, aspiring writer, fire, rich man, father son relationship, wealth, childhood memory, dream, pursuit, mother son relationship, based on short story, love triangle, male rear nudity, male nudity, childhood friend, stalking, arson, greenhouse, suspicion

Short Review

This is the kind of film that all but demands a second viewing in order to appreciate the complex elegance of the design, assembled from details systematically calculated to lend themselves to more than one interpretation.