Possible Love

Two couples — a laid-off worker and his wife, and a documentary filmmaker and her spouse — cross paths during the filming of a documentary, never imagining the web of complex emotions that will ensue. As desires and resentments surface, the limits of empathy and the commitments of love are put to the test.

Duration: 164’
Production year: 2026
Country: KR, US
Language: KO Subtitles: PT, EN

Upcoming sessions

20:30

Medeia Nimas Cinema

Venice Film Festival 2026 — Grand Jury Prize: Silver Lion, FIPRESCI Award
TIFF - Toronto International Film Festival 2026
San Sebastián International Film Festival 2026

Lee Chang-dong

Born in Daegu in 1954, Lee Chang-dong is one of the most acclaimed South Korean filmmakers and novelists. After beginning his literary career in 1983, he turned to cinema in his forties, working first as a screenwriter and assistant director before making his directorial debut with Green Fish (1997). He went on to direct Peppermint Candy (1999), Oasis (2002), Secret Sunshine (2007), Poetry (2010) and Burning (2018), earning international acclaim and major awards. Oasis won the Silver Lion for Best Director at Venice Film Festival, while Secret Sunshine received the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival for Jeon Do-yeon. From 2003 to 2004, Lee Chang-dong served as South Korea’s Minister of Culture and Tourism. His films explore isolation, desire, grief and social inequality through deeply compassionate portraits of individuals caught in moments of personal and historical upheaval. After an eight-year hiatus, he returned to cinema with Possible Love (2026), presented in Competition at Venice, where it received the Grand Jury Prize.