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IMDb rating 7.5
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Critic Andrea Beach
rated 6

The absorbing story, thoughtful direction, and talented acting manage to hold the viewer's interest...

Read full review at Common Sense Media
Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 8

Sex, envy and pyromania make for a riveting mystery in Lee Chang-dong’s masterfully crafted Murakami adaptation.

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Critic Wendy Ide
rated 10

Lee Chang-dong’s elegant mystery is full of pleasingly unsettling moments...

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Critic Ian Freer
rated 8

Elliptical and strange, it is more cryptic than the toughest crossword, but stick with it: the rewards are manifold.

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Critic Sheila O'Malley
rated 10

...a great film, engrossing, suspenseful, and strange.

Read full review at Roger Ebert
Julliiee Dömeland
rated 10

Filmen der fik mig til at booke en rejse til Sydkorea på stedet. Fuldstændig out of this world filmkunst. Billederne, stemningen, den ekstremt langsomt voksende, men samtidigt voldsomt intense spænding. Den er mageløs.

6 months ago
Critic Jacob Lundström
rated 8

...ett triangeldrama där allting faller på plats utan att resultatet någonsin känns förutbestämt.

Read full review at Dagens Nyheter
Critic Uffe Stormgaard
rated 8

Et romantisk/jalousi trekantsdrama, med mere end tre sider, hvor vi fastholdes af nysgerrighed og forvirring.

Read full review at Cinemazone

Cast & Crew

Lee Chang-dong
Director
Choi Seung-ho
As Lee Yong-seok
Choi Seung-ho
Director
Moon Sung-keun
As Lawyer
Lee Bong-ryeon
As Hae-mi's Sister
Steven Yeun
As Ben

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"Burning" is a hypnotic and mysterious film that follows the story of a young man named Jong-su, who is struggling to find his place in the world. He lives in a small town and works as an entrega, delivering things to people around town. One day, he runs into an old friend from his childhood, Hae-mi, who has undergone plastic surgery and is about to embark on a trip to Africa. She asks Jong-su to take care of her cat while she's away, but when he visits her apartment, he discovers that something strange is going on. As Jong-su delves deeper into Hae-mi's life and meets her enigmatic friend Ben, he uncovers secrets that lead him down a dangerous path of obsession and paranoia.

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