Film archive, 2026

Beyond Love’s Horizon

사랑의 지평선 너머로

Director PARK Songyeol

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Taeyoung (Park Songyeol) and Jumi (Won Hyangra), a married couple who have closed down their shop, are at a loss. Then, like a miracle, new life arrives. The road through pregnancy, childbirth, childrearing, and caregiving proves far more grueling and arduous than expected. Overwhelmed by extreme physical and mental exhaustion, the couple fumbles, falters, stumbles, and slips again and again. And yet, their child is pure, absolute joy. For Park Songyeol and Won Hyangra, whose lives have always been the wellspring of their creative work, dating and marriage have now led to the momentous event of welcoming a new member into their family. Compared with their previous works, the narrative and form are more relaxed and straightforward, but the variety of visual styles previously unseen in their films, along with the interplay of black-and-white and color, seems to attest to the unfamiliar experiences and sensations brought on by the birth of their child. The film declares with its entire being that childrearing, which demands tremendous energy, is the most urgent question and overwhelming reality in their cinema. However overwhelming, awkward, and difficult it may be, there is no compromise. It is a declaration of self that is built and carried forward through film, a vigorous serenade of love, and a spirited chorus proclaiming, ‘We will keep going.’

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Film details

Director: PARK Songyeol
Country/Region: Korea
Year: 2026
Length: 96min
Original language: Korean
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Director

PARK Songyeol

Park Songyeol was born in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province in 1981. He majored in film in college and, after graduating, made the short film Night and Dream (2013), which was introduced at major domestic film festivals. Alongside actress Won Hyangra, he prepared his feature debut, Can We Just Love (2018), and established the production company "Saranghaja." With his feature Hot in Day Cold at Night (2021), he won the Critic b Award, the KBS Independent Film Award at the Busan International Film Festival. Following Kike Will Hit a Home Run (2024), he returns to the Busan International Film Festival with his fourth feature film, Beyond Love′s Horizon.

From Busan International Film Festival 2026, No. 31

Credits

Director: PARK Songyeol
Executive producer: Hyangra WON
Cast: PARK Songyeol, Hyangra WON, Taeri LEE, Youngseok KIM, Hokyoung LIM, Seoyoung JANG
Screenplay: PARK Songyeol
Cinematography: PARK Songyeol
Production company: SARANGHAJA
World sales: SARANGHAJA

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Beyond Love’s HorizonBusan International Film Festival 2026, No. 31Vision: Korea

Festival history1

釜山国际电影节, 2026Vision: Korea, Official selectionActor of the Year, Hyangra WONKBS Independent Film AwardCritic b Award