Secret Sunshine
2007 · Movie · NR · 143 min · ★ 7.2
Shin-ae moves to her recently late husband’s hometown. Despite her efforts to settle in this unfamiliar and too-normal place, she finds that she can’t fit in. After a sudden tragedy, Shin-ae turns to Christianity to relieve her pain, but when even this is not permitted, she wages a war against God.
Based on Q103920800
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Details
- Years
- 2007
- Release date
- 2007-05-23
- Language
- Korean
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 143 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (229 votes)
- Box office
- $11,581,469
- Budget
- $3,500,000
Themes
- mother
- based on novel or book
- faith
- suicide attempt
- loss of loved one
- move
- migration
- church
- child kidnapping
- miryang
Awards & recognition
- Asia Pacific Screen Award — Best Feature Film · 2007
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2008 · nominated
Cast & crew
Jeon Do-yeon
as Lee Shin-ae
Song Kang-ho
as Kim Jong-chan
Jo Young-jin
as Park Do-seop
- SJ
Seon Jeong-yeop
as Jun
Kim Young-jae
as Lee Min-ki
Park Myung-shin
as Female Missionary
Cha Mi-kyeong
as Boutique Owner
Oh Man-seok
as Pastor
Jang Hye-jin
as Park Myung-sook
Lee Sung-min
as Cook
Directed by Lee Chang-dong