Decision to Leave (Korean: 헤어질 결심; Hanja: 헤어질 決心; RR: Heeojil gyeolsim; lit. "Resolution to Break Up") is a 2022 South Korean neo-noirromanticmystery film directed, co-written and produced by Park Chan-wook. The film follows married detective Jang Hae-jun (Park Hae-il), whose investigation of a man's death leads him to the man's widow, Chinese immigrant Song Seo-rae (Tang Wei). Hae-jun's investigation of Seo-rae as a suspect gradually leads him to develop feelings towards her.[3]
In April 2022, Decision to Leave was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival,[4][5] where Park Chan-wook won Best Director.[6] The film was released theatrically on June 29, 2022, in South Korea.[7]Mubi acquired the distribution rights for several territories, including North America, where it was released theatrically on October 14, 2022.[8] Its streaming premiere began in Mubi on December 9, 2022,[9] where it would later become the company's most streamed film.[10]
^Jung Yu-jin (June 29, 2022). "'헤어질 결심', 반짝이는 박찬욱의 클래식 로맨스 [시네마 프리뷰]" ['Decision to break up', Shining Park Chan-wook's classic romance [Cinema Preview]]. News 1 (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on June 29, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2022.