Possible Love on Netflix: Lee Chang-dong’s Venice Winner Is Streaming, Cast, Story and Reviews

Lee Chang-dong makes a film once in a long while, and each one becomes an event. Burning was in 2018. Eight years later, Possible Love has arrived, and the critics have run out of superlatives.

It is now on Netflix around the world, which means you can watch one of the year’s most acclaimed films without leaving your couch.

Here is what it is about, who is in it and why it is worth nearly three hours of your night.

What is Possible Love about?

Two married couples live very different lives. One husband has just been laid off. The other couple includes a wealthy documentary filmmaker. When the filmmaker starts shooting a documentary, the couples are pulled together, and the desires they have kept hidden start to come out.

In true Lee Chang-dong style, it is less about plot twists and more about what people want and cannot say.

Possible Love cast

Jeon Do-yeon plays Mi-ok, reuniting with the director who got her the Cannes Best Actress prize for Secret Sunshine. Jo Yu-ri plays the young Mi-ok.

Sul Kyung-gu (Peppermint Candy, Oasis) plays Ho-seok, Zo In-sung plays Sang-woo and Cho Yeo-jeong (Parasite) plays Ye-ji.

Possible Love reviews and awards

It premiered in competition at Venice on September 6, 2026, and won the Grand Jury Prize, the FIPRESCI Prize and the ARCA CinemaGiovani Award. At TIFF it received the Ebert Director Award and was runner-up for the International People’s Choice Award.

Critics are near unanimous: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes and 93 on Metacritic. The Guardian gave it four stars. It is South Korea’s official entry for Best International Feature at the 99th Academy Awards.

Is Possible Love worth watching?

Yes, if you are in the mood for a slow, rich drama. At 164 minutes it asks for patience, but it rewards it. Watch it in one sitting, with the phone away. If you loved Burning or Past Lives, start tonight.

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