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Geunyeoga doraon nal

The Day She Returns
Panorama 2026
© Jeonwonsa Film
After getting married, she gave up acting. Then, after getting divorced, she took it up again and starred in an independent film. Now, the film is about to be released and she is giving interviews to support it. Having reached middle age, she is presenting her face to the world as an actor for the first time in a long while. She does three interviews at 30-minute intervals, and tries to answer each question as best as she can. Later that day, her acting coach asks her to re-enact the interviews she did earlier. But every time she reaches the crucial parts, for some reason she is unable to remember a thing. She is tired and wants to go home. Her daughter is waiting.

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by Hong Sangsoo (Director, Screenplay)
with Song Sunmi, Cho Yunhee, Park Miso South Korea 2026 Korean 84' Black/White World premiere

With

  • Song Sunmi (Bae Jeongsu)
  • Cho Yunhee (Kim Young)
  • Park Miso (Park Junhee)

Crew

Director Hong Sangsoo
Screenplay Hong Sangsoo
Cinematography Hong Sangsoo
Editing Hong Sangsoo
Music Hong Sangsoo
Sound Design Hong Sangsoo
Producer Hong Sangsoo

Produced by

Jeonwonsa Film Co.

Seoul, South Korea

World Sales

Finecut

Seoul, South Korea

Photos

Hong Sangsoo

© Jeonwonsa Film Co.

Born in Seoul, South Korea in 1960, he studied at the city’s Chung-Ang University as well as at the California College of Arts and Crafts and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Since 1996, he has written and directed 34 feature films and several shorts. His work has been selected seven times for the Berlinale Competition, most recently in 2025 with Geu jayeoni nege mworago hani (What Does That Nature Say to You).

Filmography (selection)

2007 Haebyeon-ui yeoin (Woman on the Beach); Berlinale 2007 2008 Bam-gwa nat (Night and Day); Berlinale 2008 2013 Nugu-ui ttal-do anin haewon (Nobody's Daughter Haewon); Berlinale 2013 2017 Bamui haebyun-eoseo honja (On the Beach at Night Alone); Berlinale 2017 2018 Pul-lip-deul (Grass); Berlinale 2018 2020 Domangchin yeoja (The Woman Who Ran); Berlinale 2020 2021 Inteurodeoksyeon (Introduction); Berlinale 2021 · Dangsin-eolgul-apeseo (In Front of Your Face) 2022 So-seol-ga-ui yeong-hwa (The Novelist's Film); Berlinale 2022 · Top (Walk Up) 2023 mul-an-e-seo (in water); Berlinale 2023 · Woo-ri-ui-ha-ru (In Our Day) 2024 Yeohaengjaui pilyo (A Traveler's Needs); Berlinale 2024 · Suyoocheon (By the Stream) 2025 Geu jayeoni nege mworago hani (What Does That Nature Say to You); Berlinale 2025 2026 Geunyeoga doraon nal (The Day She Returns); Berlinale 2026

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2026