Possible Love (가능한 사랑), the new film from Lee Chang-dong, premiered worldwide on Netflix on November 6. It is the South Korean director's first feature since Burning (2018), and it is South Korea's submission for Best International Feature Film at the 99th Academy Awards.

An awards run

The film competed at the Venice Film Festival, where it premiered on September 6 and won the Grand Jury Prize and the international critics' FIPRESCI Prize.

Date Milestone
September 6 World premiere at Venice: Grand Jury Prize and FIPRESCI
September 23 Theatrical release in South Korea
October 23 Limited US theatrical release
November 6 Worldwide Netflix release

Critics have embraced it: it holds 98% positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and 95/100 on Metacritic.

What it's about

After a violent police raid ends a factory strike, a laid-off welder and his wife are drawn into a documentary project by a filmmaker and her wealthy husband. The two couples spend a weekend at a lavish estate, where hidden desires and tensions surface.

The cast is led by Jeon Do-yeon, Sul Kyung-gu, Zo In-sung and Cho Yeo-jeong. Lee Chang-dong co-wrote the screenplay with Oh Jung-mi, and the film runs 164 minutes.

More Lee Chang-dong on Netflix

Netflix is also adding the director's back catalog: Green Fish, Peppermint Candy, Oasis, Secret Sunshine, Poetry and Burning. On November 2 it added Heartbeat, his 28-minute short starring Jeon Do-yeon and Sul Kyung-gu.

Dato If you like Korean thrillers, Netflix also premieres The Blue Road, starring Son Suk-ku, this month.

Another film moving from festivals to Netflix: Ink unveils trailer ahead of its January 8 Netflix release.