By the Stream
After a scandal breaks out among several students involved in the production of a skit, a lecturer at a South Korean women's college brings in her uncle, a famous actor, to bring the work to fruition.
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Cast
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Kim Min-hee
Jeonim
Known for
The Handmaiden
No Tears for the Dead
Kwon Hae-hyo
Chu Sieon
Known for
Parasyte: The Grey
Peninsula
Cho Yun-hee
Professor Jeong
Known for
In Front of Your Face
The Day After
Ha Seong-guk
Ex-director
Known for
The Woman Who Ran
In Front of Your Face
Kang So-yi
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Park Hanbitnara
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O Yoon-soo
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Park Mi-so
Student
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Hong Sang-soo Director
United States release August 7, 2025 · Produced in South Korea · Original title 수유천
Production
Jeonwonsa Film
Production
South Korea
Produced in
Languages
Original title
수유천
Original language
Korean
Spoken on screen
Korean
Release dates
Switzerland · August 16, 2024
Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
South Korea · September 18, 2024
Theatrical
United States · August 7, 2025
Limited theatrical
United States
October 4, 2024 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
October 24, 2024 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
Argentina
November 29, 2024 · Premiere · Mar del Plata International Film Festival
Australia
August 24, 2024 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
Austria
October 22, 2024 · Premiere · Viennale
Brazil
October 20, 2024 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
Canada
September 5, 2024 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
China
December 5, 2024 · Premiere · Hainan Island International Film Festival
Finland
March 14, 2025 · Premiere · Helsinki Cine Aasia
Germany
November 7, 2024 · Premiere · International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg
Hong Kong SAR China
April 12, 2025 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
India
December 15, 2024 · Premiere · International Film Festival of Kerala
Ireland
March 23, 2025 · Premiere · East Asia Film Festival Ireland
Israel
July 18, 2025 · Premiere · Jerusalem Film Festival
Italy
April 12, 2025 · Premiere · Asian Film Festival
Japan
November 30, 2024 · Premiere · TOKYO FILMeX
December 13, 2025 · Theatrical
Mexico
May 29, 2025 · Premiere · FICUNAM
Peru
October 11, 2024 · Premiere · Lima Alterna Festival Internacional de Cine
Singapore
November 30, 2024 · Premiere · Singapore International Film Festival
South Korea
October 29, 2024 · Digital
Spain
November 20, 2024 · Premiere · Gijón International Film Festival
July 11, 2025 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 9, 2024 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
Taiwan
July 4, 2025 · Theatrical
Thailand
November 13, 2024 · Premiere · World Film Festival of Bangkok
Ukraine
October 27, 2024 · Premiere · Kyiv International Film Festival Molodist
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