Burning
movie

The truth is all in your head.
Released May 17, 2018
Overview
Deliveryman Jong-su is out on a job when he runs into Hae-mi, a girl who once lived in his neighborhood. 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 Jong-su an enigmatic young man named Ben, who she met during her trip. One day Ben tells Jong-su about his most unusual hobby.
Runtime
2h 28m
Budget
$7,280,000
Revenue
$6,591,038
Origin Country
South Korea
Original Language
Korean
Original Title
버닝
Status
Released
Production Countries
- South Korea
Spoken Languages
- 한국어/조선말 (Korean)
- English
Production Companies

Pinehouse Film
South Korea

NOWFILM
South Korea

NHK
South Korea
Keywords
- fire
- jealousy
- dreams
- countryside
- love triangle
- cat
- sex shop
- sadness
- sunlight
- suspicion
- greenhouse
- melancholy
- love
- arson
- writer
- class differences
- based on short story
- burning
- questioning
- metaphor
- meditative
- mysterious
- philosophical
- dance ritual
- rural setting
- introspective
- sunsets
- return to hometown
- seoul, south korea
- understated
- disappearing
- subjective






