# Jeon Do-yeon Defined an Era of Korean Cinema. With ‘Possible Love,’ She’s Become an Oscar Contender

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/jeon-do-yeon-defined-an-era-of-korean-cinema-with-possible-love-shes-become-an-oscar-contender/
- Published: 2026-10-23T17:01:32+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-23T17:10:42+00:00
- Original publisher: The Hollywood Reporter
- Original article: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/jeon-do-yeon-possible-love-career-profile-1236738634/
- Topics: Asia, Celebrity, Entertainment, Film, Geopolitics, Politics, World

## Key points

- Jeon Do-yeon is attracting Oscar buzz for *Possible Love*.
- The film won Venice’s Grand Jury Prize.
- It explores inequality through two couples and a strike.

## Summary

Jeon Do-yeon is drawing Oscar attention for her lead performance in *Possible Love*, potentially putting her in line to become the first South Korean nominated for best actress. The film’s reception is bringing wider international notice to an actor long celebrated at home, whose career spans more than 30 years.

Directed by Lee Chang-dong, the Netflix film follows two couples divided by wealth and a workers’ strike, with Jeon playing Mi-ok, a woman whose family story is filmed for a documentary. It premiered to strong reviews at Venice and won the festival’s Grand Jury Prize; after screenings in Toronto and New York, it is in select cinemas and scheduled to stream from 6 November. Jeon says she drew on herself to portray Mi-ok’s contradictions and resilience.

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