Lee Chang-dong Returns with a Poignant Tale of Class and Longing in Venice Competition

Lee Chang-dong's first film in eight years, 'Possible Love,' premiered in competition at the Venice Film Festival and is South Korea's official International Oscar submission. The story, rooted in a 2009 mass layoff and worker suppression, explores class divides and a universal yearning for connection in a fractured world. The director uses filmmaking itself as a narrative device to make the labor crisis resonate globally.