The Day She Returns (Korean: 그녀가 돌아온 날) is a 2026 South Korean black-and-white experimental film written, produced, edited, composed, shot and directed by Hong Sang-soo. It stars Song Seon-mi, Cho Yunhee and Park Mi-so.
The film had its world premiere at the Panorama section of the 76th Berlin International Film Festival on 18 February 2026.
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Synopsis
She has just finished the shoot of an independent film and now has to give three interviews about it. Afterwards, in her acting class, her teacher asks her to reenact the interviews. But for some reason, she is unable to remember them.
Cast
Song Seon-mi as Bae Jeongsu
Cho Yun-hee as Kim Young
Park Mi-so as Park Junhee
Kim Seon-jin
Oh Yun-su
Kang So-yi
Ha Seong-guk
Shin Seok-ho
Release
The film had its world premiere at the Panorama section of the 76th Berlin International Film Festival on 18 February 2026. It had its North American premiere in the Main Slate of the 2026 New York Film Festival.