Writer Hye-joo (Lee Yuha) is trying her hand at a detective novel for the first time, but things aren’t going as she’d hoped. One day she receives a call from the mother of her ex-husband Tae-jae (Park Jong-hwan) and sets out, beginning an unfamiliar journey. What follows is a series of encounters, some with people from Hye-joo’s past and others arising from relationships in her present. These encounters may have little to do with her original purpose, taking her far off course. On a day she is supposed to meet her boyfriend, for instance, she never sees him and instead finds herself spending time with his son Yul-i (Yoo Myungjo) and his friend Jong-i (Choi Heejin). With Hye-joo leading the way, Some Detective itself takes on the role of a detective of sorts. Following clues from a forgotten past, mistaken assumptions, and traces left by Hye-joo’s own convictions, the film probes the depths of a woman who has temporarily set aside her writing. The smooth, effortless flow of the cuts and the rhythm of the editing recall a detective’s light footsteps, each stride perfectly measured.
Kim Miyoung graduated from Ewha Womans University with a degree in Electronic Computation and went on to graduate from the Korean Academy of Film Arts. She directed a total of four short films, including The Cold River (2005) and Finder (2008), and made her feature debut with Never Ever Rush (2018). After creating Upstanding Man (2015), she won awards for A Lonely Island in the Distant Sea (2021), including the Directors Guild of Korea (DGK) Megabox Award at the Busan International Film Festival, the Grand Prize at the Busan Film Critics Awards, the Best Screenplay award at the Buil Film Awards, the Grand Prize at the Wildflower Film Awards, the Director of the Year award at the Women in Film Korea Festival, and the Best Korean Film award at the Art House Cinema Association Awards. Some Detective is her fourth feature-length directorial work.
From Busan International Film Festival 2026, No. 31
