Lee Chang-dong's Possible Love chosen as Korea's Oscar entry
Director Lee Chang-dong says he will do his best in the Academy Awards race for Possible Love, South Korea's official entry for the Oscars. The film won the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize at the Venice International Film Festival. It is Lee's first feature in eight years, since Burning in 2018, and stars Jeon Do-yeon, Sul Kyung-gu, Zo In-sung and Cho Yeo-jeong. Korean films have a strong recent record at the Academy, as Parasite became the first Korean film to win Best Picture in 2020.
Key facts
- Possible Love was selected by South Korea as its Oscar submission for the film category.
- Lee Chang-dong's previous feature before this one was Burning, released in 2018.
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Why it matters
South Korea's Oscar selection shapes which domestic film gets international awards attention.
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First published from Yonhap