Secret Sunshine

– Sin-ae moves with her son Jun to Miryang, the town where her dead husband was born. As she tries to ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.50 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 22 Minutes
Release Year:
2007
Original Name:
밀양
Secret Sunshine (2007) - Also known as 밀양

Sin-ae moves with her son Jun to Miryang, the town where her dead husband was born. As she tries to come to herself and set out on new foundations, another tragic event overturns her life.

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Secret Sunshine (2007) - Trailer

Release Date:

22 Dec 2010

Language:

Korean

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Chang-dong Lee

Writer:

Chang-dong Lee, Chung-Joon Lee (novel)

Main Actors:

Do-yeon Jeon, Kang-ho Song, Hye-jin Jang, Yeong-jin Jo

Plot:

When her husband passes away in an automobile accident,Shin-ae relocates down south to her late husband's hometown of Miryang. Despite her efforts to settle down, in this unfamiliar and "much too normal place, she finds that she can't quite fit in. Helping her out is Kim Jong-chan, a good-intentioned but bothersome bachelor, who owns a car repair shop. Life plods on. However, fate takes a vicious turn when Shin-ae loses her son in the most horrific way a mother could imagine. She turns to Christianity to relieve the pain in her heart, but when even this is not permitted, she wages a war against God.

Awards:

17 wins & 12 nominations.

Production:

Cinema Service

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
94%
Metacritic:
84%