Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Possible Love’ on Netflix, A Patient, Powerful South Korean Drama About Class Differences, Discontent, And Ethically Dubious Documentary Filmmaking

Lee Chang-dong’s South Korean drama *Possible Love* follows two married couples whose lives become entangled when a wealthy documentary filmmaker turns her attention to a working-class family affected by mass layoffs. The film explores class differences, grief and unmet desires, while raising questions about the ethics of making a documentary from other people’s hardship.

Sul Kyung-gu plays former welder Ho-seok, whose workplace lost 40 per cent of its workforce; Jeon Do-yeon plays his wife Mi-ok, who is drawn to the filmmaker’s attention and affluent lifestyle. Cho Yeo-jeong plays filmmaker Ye-ji, with Zo In-sung as her husband, Sang-woo, while the Choi family’s 10-year-old son quietly observes the adults’ conflicts. The film won the Grand Jury Prize at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival and is now streaming on Netflix.