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Burning

Buh-ning

2018

Lee Chang-Dong

Yoo Ah-in, Steven Yeun, Jeon Jong-seo, Gang Dong-won, Moon Sung-keun

6.9

8,482

Drama. Mystery Deliveryman Jongsu is out on a job when he runs into Haemi, 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 Jongsu an enigmatic young man named Ben, who she met during her trip. And one day Ben tells Jongsu about his most unusual hobby...

	Media	Author	Review
		Peter Debruge Variety	"This entire film is meticulously calibrated in its ambiguity (...) The film is sure to frustrate audiences who expect something more concrete from their movies."
		Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"This is a beautifully crafted film loaded with glancing insights and observations into an understated triangular relationship (...) Intelligence and subtle storytelling smarts are in evidence"
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Lee has crafted a hypnotic and haunting film that transcends genre to dig deep into the human condition. You won’t be able to get it out of your head (…) Rating: ★★★★½ (out of 5)"
		Eric Kohn IndieWire	"A mesmerizing tale of working class frustrations (...) A haunting, beautiful tone poem"
		Sheila O'Malley rogerebert.com	"It's a great film, engrossing, suspenseful, and strange (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"
		Ben Croll The Wrap	"'Burning' marries the well-worn Murakami style (...) to director Lee’s subtle and erudite approach. The results are quite spectacular."
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Lee creates a sense of mood and place with masterly flair, and the film uses such a gripping musical soundtrack (...) A gripping nightmare (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Tim Grierson Screendaily	"Ah-in Yoo is remarkable (...) Yeun is excellent (...) Lee has crafted a film of wondrous complexity and inscrutability"
		Barbara Scharres rogerebert.com	"Scattered and tentative (...) An unsatisfying film"
		Tim Robey Telegraph	"A daring study of class conflict and sexual longing that blazes with mystery (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"

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