在这部夏天离开之前爱情片中,《夏天离开之前》描写了一名在法国留学的女子放假时回国期间和两个男人恋爱的故事。女主角素妍（金宝京饰）同时碰到了富有魅力的离婚男子民焕（李贤宇饰）和在首尔新交往的男子在贤，影片透过三个男女交错的爱情，描写了恋人之间微妙的感情和纠葛。
影片《夏天离开之前》是韩国电影学会第9期学员出身的成智惠导演的出道之作，是由电影振兴委员会和KBS共同参加的HD电影制作支援事业选定的作品。今年受釜山国际电影节的邀请首次上映后，其纤细的心理描写和感性的台词，还有对于爱情关系的尖锐洞察力使其博得好评。
之前透过多部电视剧显示出万能艺人资质的歌手李贤宇的首次银幕主演将展现出至今从未显示过的性感男性身姿。担任执导的成智惠导演表示从一开始就很关注李贤宇，在这部电影中的李贤宇一改已往活用缓慢的语调和温柔的表情演技，演出和本身全然相反的角色，展现出男性的性感魅力。
So-yeon, who has been studying in Paris for several years, returns to Seoul for summer vacation. She is drawn to Min-hwan, a divorced man whom she met in Paris, but Min-hwan is non-committal and ambiguous about his feelings toward her. So-yeon meets a new guy. Hyun-jae, who is deeply into her, but So-yeon still waits for Min-hwan's call. She laboriously travels from Seoul to Busan, lugging around her luggage, just so that she can see Min-hwan. After the vacation is over, So-yeon returns to Paris.
Before the Summer Passes Away by Adam Hartzell。
