Lee Chang-dong's 'Possible Love' Sets Dates, Netflix Debut
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- Lee Chang-dong's "Possible Love" opens in Korean theaters September 23, followed by Australia October 22 and the U.S., Canada, U.K., Ireland and Japan October 23, before streaming globally on Netflix starting November 6.
- "Possible Love" will world-premiere at the Venice Film Festival and have its North American Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
- The film marks Lee's first feature in eight years, following "Burning," "Poetry" and "Secret Sunshine."
- The story follows two married couples whose lives intersect after a funeral: Mi-ok and her laid-off husband Ho-seok (Sul Kyung-gu), and filmmaker Ye-ji and her husband Sang-woo (Zo In-sung), with Mi-ok growing close to Ye-ji while developing an attraction to Sang-woo.
- The ensemble brings together Jeon Do-yeon ("Secret Sunshine"), Sul Kyung-gu ("Peppermint Candy"), Zo In-sung ("Escape From Mogadishu") and Cho Yeo-jeong ("Parasite") — described as one of the largest gatherings of top-tier Korean acting talent in a single film.
- Lee co-wrote the screenplay with Oh Jung-mi; the film is produced by Pinehouse Film Co., Ltd., Anonymous Content, LLC and Nowfilm Co., Ltd., with South Korea as its country of origin.
Why it matters: Lee Chang-dong's first feature since 2018's 'Burning' pairs four of Korea's most bankable leads — Jeon Do-yeon, Sul Kyung-gu, Zo In-sung and Cho Yeo-jeong — with a worldwide Netflix rollout starting November 6, giving the streamer a major Korean auteur title out of Venice and Toronto.
