Lee Chang-dong's 'Possible Love' Sets Theatrical & Netflix Dates
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- "Possible Love" opens in Korean theaters September 23, followed by Australia on October 22 and the U.S., Canada, U.K., Ireland and Japan on October 23, before streaming globally on Netflix starting November 6.
- The film will world premiere at the Venice Film Festival and have its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
- Lee Chang-dong's first feature in eight years, the film follows his previous works "Burning," "Poetry" and "Secret Sunshine."
- The cast brings together Jeon Do-yeon, Sul Kyung-gu, Zo In-sung and Cho Yeo-jeong — described in the source 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, and the film is produced by Pinehouse Film Co., Anonymous Content and Nowfilm Co.
Why it matters: Lining up Jeon Do-yeon, Sul Kyung-gu, Zo In-sung and Cho Yeo-jeong in a single Lee Chang-dong film is an unusually concentrated assembly of Korean star power — the source itself flags it as one of the largest such gatherings in one film. The multi-territory theatrical window (six markets plus Korea) before the November 6 Netflix debut gives a Korean-language title both festival credibility and global streaming scale, positioning it as a serious awards-season play for the platform.
