Film

Burning

2018 · 2h 28m · Mystery · Drama · Thriller

The truth is all in your head.

IMDb

7.4

Rotten Tomatoes

95%

Metacritic

91

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.

Yoo Ah-in

Lee Jong-su

Steven Yeun

Ben

Jeon Jong-seo

Shin Hae-mi

Kim Soo-kyung

Yeon-ju

Choe Seung-ho

Lee Yong-seok

Moon Sung-keun

Lawyer

Min Bok-gi

Judge

Ban Hye-ra

Jong-su's Mother

Cha Mi-kyung

Hae-mi's Mother

Lee Bong-ryeon

Hae-mi's Sister

Jang Won-hyung

Won-hyeong

Jeon Seok-chan

Seok-chan

Lee Jung-ok

Patrolman

Ok Ja-yeon

Ja-yeon

Kim Shin-rock

Shin-rok

Song Duk-ho

Part-time Employee

• Lee Chang-dongScreenplay · Executive Producer · Director
• Oh Jung-miScreenplay
• Ok Gwang-heeProducer
• Lee Joon-dongExecutive Producer
• Hong Kyung-pyoDirector of Photography
• MowgOriginal Music Composer
• Kim HyunEditor
• Kim Da-wonEditor

Official TrailerOfficial US TrailerOfficial US Teaser

Release date

May 17, 2018

Status

Released

Original language

Korean

Runtime

2h 28m

Rated

NR

Budget

$7,280,000

Revenue

$6,591,038

Genres

Mystery, Drama, Thriller

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