Burning
“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.
Genres
Mystery, Drama, Thriller
Studio
Pinehouse Film
Language
ko
Status
Released
How Burning performed
Budget
$7.3M
Worldwide Gross
$6.6M
Gross Profit
−$688,962
Return
0.9× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$1M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~47/53, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (35% of the domestic run, typical for Mystery) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Lee Jong-su
Yoo Ah-in
Lee Jong-su
Ben
Steven Yeun
Ben
Shin Hae-mi
Jeon Jong-seo
Shin Hae-mi
Yeon-ju
Kim Soo-kyung
Yeon-ju
Lee Yong-seok
Choe Seung-ho
Lee Yong-seok
Lawyer
Moon Sung-keun
Lawyer
Judge
Min Bok-gi
Judge
Jong-su's Mother
Ban Hye-ra
Jong-su's Mother
Hae-mi's Mother
Cha Mi-kyung
Hae-mi's Mother
Hae-mi's Sister
Lee Bong-ryeon
Hae-mi's Sister
Won-hyeong
Jang Won-hyung
Won-hyeong
Seok-chan
Jeon Seok-chan
Seok-chan
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