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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

8,452

Drama. Thriller 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...

	Author	Review
United States	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."	NEU
United States	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"	POS
United States	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)"	POS
United States	Eric Kohn IndieWire	"A mesmerizing tale of working class frustrations (...) A haunting, beautiful tone poem"	POS
United States	Sheila O'Malley rogerebert.com	"It's a great film, engrossing, suspenseful, and strange (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Ben Croll The Wrap	"'Burning' marries the well-worn Murakami style (...) to director Lee’s subtle and erudite approach. The results are quite spectacular."	POS
United Kingdom	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)"	POS
United Kingdom	Tim Grierson Screendaily	"Ah-in Yoo is remarkable (...) Yeun is excellent (...) Lee has crafted a film of wondrous complexity and inscrutability"	POS
United States	Barbara Scharres rogerebert.com	"Scattered and tentative (...) An unsatisfying film"	NEG
United Kingdom	Tim Robey Telegraph	"A daring study of class conflict and sexual longing that blazes with mystery (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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