{"id":3877,"date":"2019-07-15T20:02:19","date_gmt":"2019-07-15T19:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forestrowfilmsociety.org\/news\/?page_id=3877"},"modified":"2019-12-14T08:22:45","modified_gmt":"2019-12-14T07:22:45","slug":"burning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forestrowfilmsociety.org\/news\/films\/burning\/","title":{"rendered":"Burning"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Friday, 06 December 2019: Burning<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Friday, 06 December 2019, 20:00<\/p>\r\n

Venue<\/strong>: (see Locations and Tickets<\/a> for further details)<\/p>\r\n

Programme category<\/strong>: Forest Row Film Society<\/p>\r\n\rDirector: Lee Chang-dong, South Korea 2019, 145 mins, 15<\/p>\n

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“This stunning, slow-build thriller from South Korean director Lee Chang-dong sizzles with a cumulative power that will knock the wind out of you.” Rolling Stone<\/i><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Based on the short story Barn Burning<\/i> by Haruki Murakami, young and naive Jong-su bumps into Hae-mi, a girl that lived in his childhood neighbourhood. His boring life is turned upside down after she introduces him to Ben, an upper class yuppie who confesses his secret hobby.<\/p>\n

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“South Korea\u2019s official Oscar submission, Burning<\/i> culminates in a finale so astonishing that it will sear itself into viewers\u2019 memories for years to come.” Washington Post<\/i><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Further reading<\/h4>\n
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    1. The Guardian<\/a><\/li>\n
    2. Time Out<\/a><\/li>\n
    3. The Telegraph<\/a><\/li>\n
    4. Roger Ebert<\/a><\/li>\n
    5. Rolling Stone<\/a><\/li>\n
    6. Washington Post<\/a><\/li>\n
    7. New York Times<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Trailer<\/h4>\n