The film · 영화

The director of Burning is back, and this time the camera is part of the story.

Possible Love is Lee Chang-dong’s new film, written with Oh Jung-mi. It won the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize at the 83rd Venice Film Festival, it is South Korea’s submission for Best International Feature at the 99th Academy Awards, and it has been streaming worldwide on Netflix since 6 November.

Two married couples from opposite ends of society meet after a shared tragedy. Ho-seok, a former welder marked by a violent factory strike, and his wife Mi-ok, who works long hours to keep the family going, are approached by the documentary maker Ye-ji for a film about unemployed workers. Ye-ji and her husband Sang-woo, a financier, then draw them into their wealthy world, and the meeting turns into a slow mix of voyeurism and envy.

Jeon Do-yeon and Sul Kyung-gu play the working couple, Cho Yeo-jeong and Zo In-sung the rich one. It runs 164 minutes.