Lee Chang-dong

South Korean film director, screenwriter and novelist

April 1, 1954 (70 years old)

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Burning

Cor.S. 2018. Thriller by Lee Chang-dong with Yoo Ah-in, Steven Yeun, Jeon Jong-seo. When his girlfriend returns from Africa, an aspiring writer sees her on the arm of a rich man ten years older than her, whose hobby is burning down abandoned greenhouses.

Runtime: 148 min.

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Poetry

V.O.: Shi

Cor.S. 2010. Drama by Lee Chang-dong with Yun Jeong-hie, Ahn Nae-sang, Kim Hira. As she begins poetry classes, an old woman learns with horror of her grandson

Runtime: 139 min.

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Secret Sunshine

V.O.: Milyang

Cor.S. 2007. Drama by Lee Chang-dong with Jeon Do-yeon, Song Kang-ho, Jo Young-jin. A woman moves to the town where her dead husband was born. (Source: IMDB)

Runtime: 142 min.

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Oasis

V.O.: Oasiseu

Cor.S. 2002. Psychological drama by Lee Chang-dong with Sol Kyung-gu, Moon So-ri, Ahn Nae-sang. Despite opposition from their respective families, a slightly mentally-disabled criminal and a young disabled girl start a relationship.

Runtime: 133 min.

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Peppermint Candy

V.O.: Bakha satang

Cor.S. 1999. Drama by Lee Chang-dong with Sol Kyung-gu, Moon So-ri, Kim Yeo-Jin. Following a man's suicide, time traverses back to reveal six chapters of his life on why he committed suicide.

Runtime: 129 min.

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Green Fish

V.O.: Chorok mulkogi

Cor.S. 1997. Drama by Lee Chang-dong with Han Suk-kyu, Shim Hye-jin, Moon Sung-Keun. Returning home and finding his town drastically changed, a former soldier falls in with gangsters. (Source: IMDb)

Runtime: 111 min.