Name: Burning
Released: 2018
Rating: 7.4

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 […]

TMDB 7.4

IMDb 7.4

Votes 1,791

2018

148 min

Korean

Popularity: 5.4

Original: 버닝

Storyline

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.

Keywords

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