The trailer for South Korean thriller Burning shows a white-knuckle thriller that stars Steven Yeun (The Walking Dead). After earning acclaim on the festival circuit this year, including Cannes, TIFF, and Fantastic Fest, the film is being talked about as a possible Oscar contender, according to /Film. You can check out the trailer in the post below!
Jongsu (Yoo Ah-in), a part-time worker, bumps into Haemi (Jeon Jong-seo) while delivering, who used to live in the same neighborhood. Haemi asks him to look after her cat while she’s on a trip to Africa. When Haemi comes back, she introduces Ben (Yeun), a mysterious guy she met in Africa, to Jongsu. One day, Ben visits Jongsu’s with Haemi and confesses his own secret hobby.
The film is based on the Haruki Murakami short story Barn Burning, though the film was updated to take place in modern-day Seoul. It’ll open in theaters on October 26.
