Netflix Streams Lee Chang-dong's Films After Venice Win — SkimNews
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- Netflix will stream more of director Lee Chang-dong's earlier films worldwide following his Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize win for "Possible Love" at this year's Venice Film Festival.
- Green Fish and Secret Sunshine have been available on Netflix since August in Italy, the UK, France, Australia, and New Zealand.
- Peppermint Candy and Oasis began streaming on Netflix in Italy and Spain on September 4.
- Poetry and Burning are planned for release in markets including Japan, the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, offered with subtitles in up to six languages including Korean.
- Possible Love, Lee's first film in eight years, opens in South Korean theatres September 23, then in Australia and New Zealand October 22, and the UK, Japan, US, and Canada October 23, before premiering globally on Netflix November 6.
- The film has been selected as Korea's official entry for the Best International Feature category at the Academy Awards.
- Possible Love stars Jeon Do-yeon, Sul Kyung-gu, Zo In-sung, and Cho Yeo-jeong as two couples whose lives intersect through a documentary project.
- Lee's career spans from his 1997 debut Green Fish to winning Best Director at the 59th Venice Film Festival for Oasis in 2002, Best Screenplay at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival for Poetry in 2010, and becoming the first Korean director to win the Ebert Director Award at the 51st Toronto International Film Festival.
Why it matters: For Lee Chang-dong — a two-time major festival prize winner and the first Korean director to win TIFF's Ebert Director Award — this is the broadest global streaming rollout of his filmography to date, with up to six subtitle languages timed to build international momentum for 'Possible Love' as Korea's official Oscar entry.
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