Cinema Club at the Auditorium: Screening and Discussion of “Burning” (Dir. Lee Chang-dong, 2018)

On Wednesday, we’ll watch and discuss this South Korean thriller inspired by a short story by Haruki Murakami.

Lee Jong-su, a young man with little to do, reunites with Hae-mi, a girl from his neighborhood whom he grew up with. She plans to travel to Africa and asks him to look after her cat. However, when she returns, she’s not alone but accompanied by a wealthy young man named Ben. One day, the couple visits Jong-su, and Ben shares his secret hobby. From that moment, Jong-su is troubled by a growing sense of dread...