The Day She Returns

The Day She Returns
The Day She Returns
	Theatrical release poster
Hangul	그녀가 돌아온 날
RR	Geunyeoga doraon nal
MR	Kŭnyŏga toraon nal
Directed by	Hong Sang-soo
Written by	Hong Sang-soo
Produced by	Hong Sang-soo
Starring	Song Seon-mi; Cho Yunhee; Park Mi-so;
Cinematography	Hong Sang-soo
Edited by	Hong Sang-soo
Music by	Hong Sang-soo
Production; company	Jeonwonsa Film Company;
Distributed by	Jeonwonsa Film Company; NEW Contents Panda;
Release date	18 February 2026 (Berlinale);
Running time	84 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

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.

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.

References

1 2 "Geunyeoga doraon nal | The Day She Returns | Berlinale". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
↑ "Berlin reveals 2026 Special, Panorama, Generation titles". Screen. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
1 2 3 Daily, The Chosun (2026-01-14). "Hong Sang-soo's 'The Day She Returns' Invited to Berlin Festival". The Chosun Daily. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
↑ Davis, Clayton (2026-08-05). "New York Film Festival 2026 Lineup Unveiled: Chris Rock's 'Misty Green,' Andrew Haigh's 'A Long Winter' and More". Variety. Retrieved 2026-08-29.

External links

The Day She Returns at IMDb

[:0-1] 1 2 "Geunyeoga doraon nal | The Day She Returns | Berlinale". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 2026-02-04.

[2] "Berlin reveals 2026 Special, Panorama, Generation titles". Screen. Retrieved 2026-02-04.

[:1-3] 1 2 3 Daily, The Chosun (2026-01-14). "Hong Sang-soo's 'The Day She Returns' Invited to Berlin Festival". The Chosun Daily. Retrieved 2026-02-04.

[4] Davis, Clayton (2026-08-05). "New York Film Festival 2026 Lineup Unveiled: Chris Rock's 'Misty Green,' Andrew Haigh's 'A Long Winter' and More". Variety. Retrieved 2026-08-29.