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Lee Chang-dong’s ‘Possible Love’ debuts on Netflix

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Netflix has released “Possible Love,” the new South Korean drama by Lee Chang-dong, which won the Grand Jury Prize at the 83rd Venice Film Festival in September. It is the director’s first feature since “Burning” (2018) and has been selected as South Korea’s entry for the Oscar race in the best international feature category. The plot centers on two couples from different social strata: documentarian Ye-ji (Cho Yeo-jeong), married to a successful businessman (Zo In-sung), decides to make a film about Ho-seok (Sul Kyung-gu), a worker who suffered police violence during a strike. Traumatized, he shows no interest in participating, prompting the director to seek other approaches. The cast also includes Jeon Do-yeon. In interviews with French outlets, Lee said he wanted to “show reality, that is, the obscenity of triumphant capitalism,” and noted that people live with a sense of emptiness, which fuels expressed anger. Critics describe the film as a “patient, powerful” drama about class differences and ethically dubious documentary filmmaking. In Brazil, it premiered at the São Paulo International Film Festival before arriving on the streaming platform. The runtime is 2 hours 44 minutes, with a Metacritic score of 95.

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  1. · Télérama (outlet profile)

    “Possible love”, sur Netflix : “Nous, cinéastes, exploitons les douleurs des autres”. Dans “Possible love”, Grand Prix du jury 2026 à la Mostra, le réalisateur Lee Chang-dong raconte avec délicatesse un douloureux épiso…

  2. · Le Monde (outlet profile)

    « Possible Love », de Lee Chang-dong, sur Netflix : la lutte des classes, des deux côtés du miroir. Prix du jury à la Mostra de Venise, le septième long-métrage de l’auteur de « Burning » pose un regard lucide et désesp…

  3. · Le Nouvel Obs (outlet profile)

    Lee Chang-dong, l’inclassable : « Je souhaitais juste montrer la réalité, c’est-à-dire l’obscénité du capitalisme triomphant ». Financé et diffusé par Netflix, le nouveau film du cinéaste sud-coréen, « Possible Love »,…

  4. · DTF (outlet profile)

    На Netflix состоялся релиз южнокорейской драмы «Что, если любовь» от режиссёра «Пылающего» Ли Чхан-дона. Хронометраж — 2 часа 44 минуты, рейтинг на Metacritic — 95 баллов.

  5. · New York Post (outlet profile)

    Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Possible Love’ on Netflix, A Patient, Powerful South Korean Drama About Class Differences, Discontent, And Ethically Dubious Documentary Filmmaking. Jeon Do-yeon, Sul Kyung-gu, Cho Yeo-jeong, and…

  6. · O Globo (outlet profile)

    Aposta para o Oscar, 'Amor possível' chega no streaming: 'Uma história sobre a dor dos outros', diz diretor sul-coreano. Vencedor do Leão de Prata do Grande Prêmio do Júri no Festival de Veneza, no início de setembro, “…

  7. · Le Monde (outlet profile)

    Lee Chang-dong, cinéaste sud-coréen : « Les gens vivent avec un sentiment de vide. C’est pour ça qu’il y a une colère qui s’exprime ». A l’occasion de l’arrivée sur Netflix de son nouveau film, « Possible Love », Lee Ch…

Factual core

  • The film 'Possible Love' is a South Korean drama available on Netflix.
  • The film 'Possible Love' won the Grand Prix du jury at the 2026 Venice Film Festival (Mostra).

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