Hong Sangsoo’s ‘The Day She Returns’ Sells Wide for Finecut

Home Film Markets & Festivals May 11, 2026 4:08am PT Hong Sangsoo’s ‘The Day She Returns’ Sells Wide for Finecut By Naman Ramachandran Plus Icon Naman Ramachandran Latest Korea Box Office: ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Ascends to No. 1 in Competitive Second Weekend 2 hours ago China Box Office: ‘Dear You’ Leads Post-Holiday Frame as ‘Mortal Kombat II’ Debuts 5 hours ago ‘Quezon’ Director Jerrold Tarog Sets Julia Barretto, Charo Santos-Concio, Christopher de Leon, Tony Labrusca for Horror ‘Knock Three Times’ (EXCLUSIVE) 5 hours ago See All Finecut Leading Korean sales outfit Finecut has closed deals across seven territories for Hong Sangsoo‘s “The Day She Returns,” the Korean auteur’s 34th feature, which had its world premiere in the Panorama strand of the Berlinale. The Berlin appearance marked Hong’s seventh consecutive year with a film invited to the festival. Buyers include The Cinema Guild (North America), as previously revealed by Variety, Atalante (Spain), Carlotta Films (France), Cola Films (Taiwan), the Institute of Contemporary Arts (U.K.), BKS Cinema (Finland), and Hugoeast (Mainland China). Related Stories ‘Kung Fury’s’ David Sandberg, ‘Dead of Night’s’ Higton Brothers, Supercell Co-Founder Mikko Kodisoja Lead Immersive-First Slate at Finland’s Fireframe Studios (EXCLUSIVE)