“Possible Love” Opens in Select Theaters Today, Marking Lee Chang-dong’s Return After 8 Years!

With a landmark record that includes the Grand Jury Prize (Silver Lion) at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, the FIPRESCI Prize, the TIFF Ebert Director Award at the 51st Toronto International Film Festival Tribute Awards and the Auteur Award at the 49th Mill Valley Film Festival, 〈Possible Love〉 has become a major topic of conversation amid a wave of acclaim from around the world. The film opens today, Sept. 23, in select theaters in South Korea. 〈Possible Love〉 follows a laid-off worker and his wife, along with a documentary director and her husband, as the two couples meet to make a documentary and confront their different lives and hidden desires.

After seeing the film ahead of its release at the Venice International Film Festival world premiere and the Toronto International Film Festival North American premiere, overseas outlets praised Lee Chang-dong’s richly layered body of work and the four lead actors’ flawless ensemble performances. “Lee Chang-dong has made the most powerful, mesmerizing film of his career” (Vulture); “Lee Chang-dong’s eye for observing humanity is unquestionably at its peak. His sharp insight into the intimate emotions of his characters and the social realities around them is unmatched” (The Hollywood Reporter); “All four lead actors fully showcased their individual abilities” (Deadline); and “Jeon Do-yeon, who starred in 〈Secret Sunshine〉, delivers another once-in-a-century performance less than 20 years after first working with director Lee Chang-dong” (IndieWire). That acclaim has intensified interest among South Korean moviegoers in 〈Possible Love〉.

Lee Chang-dong shared his thoughts on meeting South Korean audiences, saying, “〈Possible Love〉 may be a film that differs from what you expect. But I dare to think it may also offer a new experience beyond your expectations. I hope 〈Possible Love〉 lives up to the anticipation you have placed in it, and that it gives you a feeling you cannot get anywhere else.” After a series of welcome developments and a wave of acclaim, Lee Chang-dong is returning after eight years. Expectations are high for the new story he will bring to the screen through 〈Possible Love〉, beginning today.

With its historic achievements—including the first Grand Jury Prize (Silver Lion) won by a South Korean film at the Venice International Film Festival and the TIFF Ebert Director Award at the Toronto International Film Festival Tribute Awards—〈Possible Love〉 opens in theaters today, Sept. 23, and will be released on Netflix on Nov. 6.