

The World Before
Jin has never left the island where she was born, with no road to the mainland, where the sea sets the rhythm of everyday life and everyone is bound to one another. When Dujae, her childhood friend, returns for his grandmother's funeral and stays on in her empty house, Jin finds small excuses to visit, and little by little, seeing him becomes part of her daily routine. As the summer unfolds, the island she thought she knew starts to feel unfamiliar, its known faces and places quietly shifting into something new. For the first time, Jin sees the island, and herself, differently. But summer, like everything else on the island, will not stay.
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- Released
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- Language
- Korean
- island
- romance
- high school girl
- first love reunion
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Release dates
CanadaCA
- PremiereToronto International Film Festival16 Sept 2026
BrazilBR
- PremiereSão Paulo International Film Festival16 Oct 2026
FranceFR
- PremiereThree Continents Festival21 Nov 2026
GermanyDE
- PremiereInternational Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg9 Nov 2026
Hong KongHK
- PremiereHong Kong Asian Film Festival 9 Nov 2026
JapanJP
- PremiereTOKYO FILMeX23 Nov 2026
PhilippinesPH
- PremiereQCinema International Film Festival13 Nov 2026
South KoreaKR
- Premiere12Busan International Film Festival7 Oct 2026
SpainES
- PremiereSan Sebastián International Film Festival24 Sept 2026
TaiwanTW
- Premiere6+Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival7 Nov 2026
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The World Before was released on 16 September 2026.
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