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Burning

Original title: Beoning
  • 2018
  • 14A
  • 2h 28m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
79K
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Yoo Ah-in in Burning (2018)
A woman's life is intertwined with two men - one rich and the other a courier who struggles to make ends meet.
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Psychological ThrillerDramaMysteryThriller

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 m... Read allJong-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.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.

  • Director
    • Lee Chang-dong
  • Writers
    • Jungmi Oh
    • Lee Chang-dong
    • Haruki Murakami
  • Stars
    • Yoo Ah-in
    • Steven Yeun
    • Jeon Jong-seo
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    79K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,142
    87
    • Director
      • Lee Chang-dong
    • Writers
      • Jungmi Oh
      • Lee Chang-dong
      • Haruki Murakami
    • Stars
      • Yoo Ah-in
      • Steven Yeun
      • Jeon Jong-seo
    • 384User reviews
    • 276Critic reviews
    • 91Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 54 wins & 144 nominations

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    Yoo Ah-in
    Yoo Ah-in
    • Lee Jong-su
    Steven Yeun
    Steven Yeun
    • Ben
    Jeon Jong-seo
    Jeon Jong-seo
    • Shin Hae-mi
    Kim Soo-Kyung
    Kim Soo-Kyung
    • Yeon-ju
    Choi Seung-ho
    • Lee Yong-seok
    Moon Sung-keun
    Moon Sung-keun
    • Lawyer
    • (as Sung-Keun Moon)
    Min Bok-gi
    Min Bok-gi
    • Judge
    Lee Soo-Jeong
    • Prosecutor
    Ban Hye-ra
    • Jong-su's Mom
    Cha Mi-kyung
    Cha Mi-kyung
    • Hae-mi's Mom
    Lee Bong-ryun
    Lee Bong-ryun
    • Hae-mi's Sister
    Ok Ja-yeon
    Ok Ja-yeon
    • Ja-yeon
    Lee Joong-ok
    Lee Joong-ok
    • Patrolman
    Jeon Seok-chan
    • Seok-chan
    Kim Shin-rock
    Kim Shin-rock
    • Shin-rok
    Jang Won-hyung
    • Won-hyeong
    Jo Yong-joon
    • Ben's home security guard
    • (as Yong-joon Jo)
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    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Lee Chang-dong
    • Writers
      • Jungmi Oh
      • Lee Chang-dong
      • Haruki Murakami
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The scene in which the main characters talk at Jong-su's house was filmed over a month. They were only able to shoot for a few minutes every day to capture consistent twilight on camera.
    • Quotes

      Shin Hae-mi: Do you know Bushmen in the Kalahari Desert, Africa It is said that Bushmen have two types of hungry people. Hungry English is hunger, Little hungry and great hungry. Little hungry people are physically hungry, The great hungry is a person who is hungry for survival. Why do we live, What is the significance of living? People who are always looking for these answers. This kind of person is really hungry, They called the great hungry.

    • Connections
      Featured in Do-ol-Ah-in O-bang-gan-da: We Are All Special Beings (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Générique
      Written by Miles Davis (uncredited)

      Performed by Miles Davis

      Courtesy of Warner/Chappell Music France

      Played during the dance scene with a background of a sunset

    User reviews384

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    Featured review
    8/10

    Nice, but slow and long, so bring some coffee with you.

    What I really liked about the movie was the psychological tension building up during the film. You keep wondering what happened and are just left with a few clues which could be interpretated in several ways. The film brings some suspense which reminded me of some Hitchcock movies from the past. There was also a big difference with Hitchcock though: whereas Hitchcock uses strong acting, imagery and sound to build up the tension, in Burning there are not much scenes which please the eye, it's just all so... normal as is the acting. Furthermore, the script is slow... with several scenes which leave you wondering why you had to witness this information at all. This resulted in several people snoring in the Cinema I saw this screening. In all honesty, the film breathes an atmosphere simalar to the books of Murakami, which in my opinion also tend to be more poetic and slow - certainly no page turners and neither is Burning. So if you really like the books of Murakami, this is the film for you I suppose. Overall experience: bit boring, intriguing, weird, not much to please the eye or ear, interesting storyling. Worth to see it? YES, but prepare for a long sit and bring some coffee to keep awake.
    • huhabi
    • Oct 13, 2018
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 17, 2018 (South Korea)
    • Countries of origin
      • South Korea
      • Japan
    • Official sites
      • Baska Sinema (Turkey)
      • capelight pictures (Germany)
    • Languages
      • Korean
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Thiêu Đốt
    • Filming locations
      • 203-3 Manu-ri, Tanhyeon-myeon, Paju, South Korea(Jong-su's house)
    • Production companies
      • Pine House Film
      • NHK
      • Now Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $718,991
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $26,130
      • Oct 28, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,578,063
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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