Possible Love (Ganeunghan sarang) at Speed Cinema

Possible Love (Ganeunghan sarang)
Directed by Lee Chang-dong

Sunday, October 25, 3 pm | BUY TICKETS

$12 | $8 Speed members | Free for students with valid I.D.

“Sharply observed, bitingly political.”—Manohla Dargis, New York Times

Award-winning filmmaker Lee Chang-dong’s (Burning) heavily anticipated new film is a tale of deep yearning, envy, and grief. Every couple wants to find some sense of happiness.

For Ho-seok and Mi-ok the hope is to move on from the trauma caused by the disastrous outcome of a labor dispute. When they approached by young, ambitious documentary filmmaker Ye-ji to take part in her latest project, they become intimately intertwined with her and her business mogul husband Sand-woo.

Revelation of interpersonal suffering come to light—both in front of and behind the camera—as the documentary develops, and tensions between the couples start to rise. Questions are asked as to who gets to tell whose story, who speaks for whom, and what responsibilities observers have when taking on the perspective of the disenfranchised. As the lives of filmmaker and subjects become increasingly entangled, tensions mount.

Through purposeful and layered storytelling, Possible Love quietly surfaces themes of social class and power. Winner of the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival and South Korea’s submission for consideration for the Best International Film Oscar. 2026, South Korea, DCP, in Korean and English with English subtitles, 164 minutes. Rated R.