《自由之丘》(第11屆)、《我們的善熙》(第10屆)導演洪尚秀再次自我投射，以電影導演為主角，夫子自道。藝術電影導演意外地比預期早一天到達水原市，於是順便遊覽著名的古皇宮，遇上年輕女畫家，兩人交談甚歡，先到女的畫室暢談，然後去餐廳吃飯，再去朋友的派對暢飲。最後當男導演透露自己已婚，女畫家很失望。電影下半部，故事從頭說過，正如片名《這時對，那時錯》，男主角在同樣地方遇上女主角，只是這次他的態度和表現都起了變化，女主角的反應亦隨之改變。微妙的是，導演洪尚秀呈現的結果往往不是預期的，反映導演對人與人關係的見解。例如男主角在下半部無意間批評了女主角的作品反而比他在上半部對她的恭維讚美似乎更能取悅女主角歡心。

Festival favorite Hong Sang-soo’s quintessential 17th feature offers two bittersweet variations on the same serendipitous encounter. Arthouse director Ham Chun-soo (Jung Jae-young, Our Sunhi) travels from Seoul to Suwon for a film festival screening. While sightseeing around town, he meets painter Yoon Hee-jung (Kim Min-hee), and the two spend the day getting to know each other. At night, they attend a party together where alcohol-fueled indiscretions turn a budding relationship sour. The same story revisited with subtle changes in words, manners and actions, however, may lead to a very different outcome.