After generating considerable buzz on the festival circuit, Lee Chang-dong’s Burning is finally hitting Seattle theaters this week. Selected as South Korea’s Best Foreign Film nomination, Burning has a small release here in the states, but certainly, one that should not go unnoticed. It doesn’t have a big marketing push or wide release, only a week long stay at the North West Film Forum. So before Oscar season rolls around, I suggest you make some time to experience this methodically structured mystery thriller before you miss out.
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