Jeon Do-yeon (born February 11, 1973) is a highly-acclaimed South Korean actress who has won many awards including best actress at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. She is most famous for her extraordinary portrayal of a broken woman who has lost everything in Lee Chang-dong's Secret Sunshine.
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The streamer is pushing Jeon Do-yeon for Best Actress and chasing Best Picture, Director and Screenplay nods for Lee's first film in eight years, The Hollywood Reporter says.
Netflix has released a 10-minute behind-the-scenes video featuring Lee Chang-dong discussing his new film Possible Love, which premiered at the 2026 Venice Film Festival and will open in select US theatres on October 23 before streaming on Netflix on November 6.
Netflix is rolling out Lee Chang-dong's back catalogue globally after Possible Love won the Silver Lion at Venice, with Secret Sunshine, Oasis, Poetry and more joining the platform across markets through the autumn.
Lee Chang-dong's first film since 2018's Burning premiered in Venice competition to a lengthy standing ovation, reuniting Jeon Do-yeon and Sul Kyung-gu before a staggered global rollout via Netflix.
Lee Chang-dong's first film since 2018's Burning premiered at Venice to near-unanimous critical praise. Netflix will give Possible Love an Oscar-qualifying theatrical run, and Korea has already picked it for the Best International Feature race.
