Next Sohee

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Next Sohee

Jun 2025

2h 15m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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A female detective traces the cause of high school girl's death and faces the truth of harsh reality surrounding her.

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Rebecca Liu

Guardian

06/10/2024

3/5

A chilling portrait of a generation frustrated and betrayed, facing a future they don’t quite want to claim.

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Manuel Betancourt

Variety

01/19/2023

Amid such a bleak and slow burn of a premise, Jung’s “Next Sohee” is surprisingly warm-hearted.

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Wendy Ide

Screen International

05/26/2022

Jung’s direction is unshowy but solid, with minimal score and a focus on persuasive performances captured by an empathetic lens. But her writing is less confident...

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Erik Reeds

Spectrum Culture

May 21

Next Sohee intelligently hones in on critiquing the economic system that causes malaise instead of painting a portrait of hostility coming from all directions.

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Kevin Harley

Radio Times

07/01/2024

4/5

Drawing on a true story, Jung offers no easy solutions but presents a humane and affecting study of systemic failings, where quotas are prioritised over people.

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Matt Oakes

Silver Screen Riot

05/12/2023

B+

Ju-ri paints a portrait of a young adult’s evolution from student-to-worker that’s deeply dehumanizing, revealing a shockingly broken system that’s intentionally stacked against the Sohees of society. Powerful stuff.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Jun 12

Success in 2.25 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In Korean and English versions with English subtitles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Kim So-hee

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Synopsis

A female detective traces the cause of high school girl's death and faces the truth of harsh reality surrounding her.

Director: Jung July
Screenwriter: Jung July
Distributor: Zurty Studios / Echelon Studios
Production Co: Cranked Up Films, Twin Plus Partners
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Korean
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 12, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 2h 15m

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