Burning, 2021.Directed by Eva Orner.SYNOPSIS:Follows the deadly Australian bushfires of 2019-2020, known as the “Black Summer.” Burning is an exploration of what happened as told from the perspective of victims of the fires, activists, and scientists.One of the year’s most unnerving horror films hasn’t got a single ghost or masked killer in sight. Eva Orner’s […]
Movie Review – Burning (2018)
Burning, 2018.Directed by Chang-dong Lee. Starring Ah-In Yoo, Jong-seo Jeon, and Steven Yeun.SYNOPSIS:Jong-su, a part-time worker, bumps into Hae-mi while delivering, who used to live in the same neighborhood. Hae-mi asks him to look after her cat while she’s on a trip to Africa. When Hae-mi comes back, she introduces Ben, a mysterious guy she […]
Movie Review – Burning (2018)
Burning, 2018.Written and directed by Lee Chang-dong. Starring Yoo Ah-in, Jeon Jong-seo and Steven Yeun.SYNOPSIS:A humble farmer is hurt when the girl he loves returns from a trip to Africa with an attractive and slightly suspicious new partner. When she goes missing, he is keen to investigate.Burning arrives in UK cinemas with a fair amount […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – Burning
Burning, 2018.Directed by Lee Chang-dong. Starring Yoo Ah-in, Jeon Jong-seo, and Steven Yeun.SYNOPSIS:Deliveryman Jong-su is out on a job when he runs into Hae-mi, a girl who once lived in his neighbourhood. She asks if he’d mind looking after her cat while she’s away on a trip to Africa. On her return she introduces Jong-su […]
First trailer for Cannes favourite Burning starring Steven Yeun
Following its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, a trailer, poster and two clips have arrived online for the critically-acclaimed mystery thriller Burning. Directed by Lee Chang-dong, Burning is loosely based on 1992 New Yorker short story Barn Burning by Haruki Murakami and stars The Walking Dead’s Steven Yeun alongside Ah-in Yoo and Jong-seo Jeon; take a […]
