Burning
7.4
“The truth is all in your head.”
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.
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Cast
38 people
Yoo Ah-in
Lee Jong-su
Known for
#Alive
Hellbound
Steven Yeun
Ben
Known for
The Walking Dead
INVINCIBLE
Jeon Jong-seo
Shin Hae-mi
Known for
Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area
Ballerina
Kim Soo-kyung
Yeon-ju
Also in
Hold Me Tight
Bully
Choe Seung-ho
Lee Yong-seok
Moon Sung-keun
Lawyer
Known for
Marry My Husband
Vagabond
Min Bok-gi
Judge
Known for
Extracurricular
Lawless Lawyer
Lee Soo-jung
Prosecutor
Ban Hye-ra
Jong-su's mother
Known for
Coffee Prince
EXIT
Cha Mi-kyung
Hae-mi's mother
Known for
Anna
Head Over Heels
Lee Bong-ryeon
Hae-mi's Sister
Known for
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
Destined with You
Jeong Chang-ok
Village head
No other roles listed
Lee Chang-dong Director · Oh Jung-mi Screenplay Haruki Murakami Author
Worldwide gross $6.6M · Budget $7.3M · United States release November 9, 2018
Box office
Budget
$7,280,000
Worldwide gross
$6,591,038
Gross vs. budget
0.9×
Production
Pinehouse Film
Production
NOWFILM
Production
NHK
Production
CGV Arthouse
Production
South Korea · Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
버닝
Original language
Korean
Spoken on screen
English · Korean
Release dates
France · May 16, 2018
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
South Korea · May 17, 2018
Theatrical
United States · November 9, 2018
Limited theatrical
United States · January 7, 2019
Digital
United States
September 21, 2018 · Premiere · Fantastic Fest
March 5, 2019 · Physical
Brazil
October 26, 2018 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
November 5, 2018 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
November 15, 2018 · Theatrical
Denmark
December 25, 2018 · Theatrical
France
August 29, 2018 · Theatrical
Germany
June 6, 2019 · Theatrical
Greece
January 10, 2019 · Theatrical
April 19, 2019 · Physical · DVD
Hungary
September 16, 2018 · Digital
November 8, 2018 · Theatrical
Ireland
November 13, 2018 · Digital
Israel
October 18, 2018 · Theatrical
Italy
September 19, 2019 · Theatrical
Japan
December 29, 2018 · Digital
Netherlands
October 11, 2018 · Theatrical
February 12, 2019 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
May 16, 2019 · Theatrical
Russia
July 5, 2018 · Theatrical
Spain
October 19, 2018 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 18, 2019 · Theatrical
Switzerland
August 29, 2018 · Digital
Türkiye
October 9, 2018 · Premiere · Filmekimi
January 11, 2019 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 1, 2019
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