Lee Chang-dong

Lee Chang-dong

April 1, 1954 · 72 years old

Lee Chang-dong (born July 4, 1954) is a South Korean film director, screenwriter and novelist. He won the 2008 Special Director's Prize at the Asian Film Awards and has been nominated for the Golden Lion and Palme d'Or. Lee served as the minister of Culture and Tourism in the South Korean Government…

Known For

10 titles
1
Burning

Burning

2018 · 2h 28m · Movie

Jong-su bumps into a girl who used to live in the same neighborhood, who asks him to look after her cat while she's on a trip to Africa. When back, she introduces Ben, a mysterious guy she met there, who confesses his secret hobby.

7.9
2
Poetry

Poetry

2010 · 2h 19m · Movie

A sixty-something woman, faced with the discovery of a heinous family crime and in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, finds strength and purpose when she enrolls in a poetry class.

7.8
3
Peppermint Candy

Peppermint Candy

2000 · 2h 9m · Movie

Following a man's suicide, time traverses back to reveal six chapters of his life on why he committed suicide.

7.6
4
Secret Sunshine

Secret Sunshine

2007 · 2h 22m · Movie

A woman moves to the town where her dead husband was born. As she tries to fit in, another tragic event overturns her life.

7.5
5
Hwayi: A Monster Boy

Hwayi: A Monster Boy

2013 · 2h 6m · Movie

A boy with five fathers who is attached to the criminal underworld. A sinister past is about to be revealed as he is forced to join the killing spree.

7.0
6
A Girl at My Door

A Girl at My Door

2014 · 1h 59m · Movie

A young police officer is sent to work in a small village and takes in a teenager to protect her from her abusive stepfather.

7.0
7
A Brand New Life

A Brand New Life

2009 · 1h 32m · Movie

Young Jinhee is taken by her father to an orphanage near Seoul. He leaves her there never to return, and she struggles to come to grips with her fate. Jinhee desperately believes her father will come back for her.

7.4
8
Green Fish

Green Fish

1997 · 1h 51m · Movie

Returning home and finding his town drastically changed, a former soldier falls in with gangsters.

7.0
9
Never Forever

Never Forever

2007 · 1h 44m · Movie

When an American woman begins a dangerous relationship with an attractive immigrant worker, in order to save her marriage, she finds her true self.

6.4
10
The World of Us

The World of Us

2016 · 1h 35m · Movie

A bullied girl becomes friends with a new kid during a break, but when classes start up again, their new friendship is nearly ruined when the bullying continues.

7.5