The Day She Returns
1h 25m / Drama
In select theaters Fri, Dec 18, 2026
About the film
Having stepped back from acting after marriage and a subsequent divorce, actress Bae Jeongsu returns to the profession with a role in an independent film. As the film’s release approaches, she takes part in a series of press interviews, only to discover later, when asked to revisit those moments in her acting class, that she cannot clearly recall what was said.
Hong Sang-soo explores memory and performance through an actress’s return to work. After promoting her new independent film, Bae Jeongsu discovers she cannot clearly recall her press interviews when asked to revisit them in acting class.
- Directed by
- Hong Sang-soo
- Starring
- Song Seon-mi, Cho Yun-hee, Park Mi-so, Kim Sun-jin
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