Sunny (2011)
"Sseo-ni" (original title)

New high-school transfer student Na-Mi comes from a small town in Jeolla Province to her new school in the capital city of Seoul. When she is nervous, her small town dialect comes out & she... See full summary »

Director:

Hyeong-Cheol Kang

Writers:

Hyeong-Cheol Kang, Byung-heon Lee (screenplay)

Stars:

Ho-jeong Yu, Eun-kyeong Sim, Hee-kyung Jin

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ho-jeong Yu	...	Na-mi
Eun-kyeong Sim	...	Young Na-mi
Hee-kyung Jin	...	Choon-hwa
Min-yeong Kim	...	Young Jang-mi
Su-hee Go	...	Jang-mi
So-ra Kang	...	Young Choon-hwa
Yeon-kyeong Lee	...	Geum-ok
Bo-ra Nam	...	Young Geum-ok
Seon-kyeong Kim	...	Bok-hee
Bo-mi Kim	...	Young Bok-hee
Jin-hee Hong	...	Jin-hee
Jin-joo Park	...	Young Jin-hee
Hyo-rin Min	...	Young Soo-ji
Yeong-seo Park	...	Jong-gi
Seung-hyeon Han	...	Jang-mi's older brother

Storyline

New high-school transfer student Na-Mi comes from a small town in Jeolla Province to her new school in the capital city of Seoul. When she is nervous, her small town dialect comes out & she starts to shake. On her first day at her new school she is bullied by others. Coming to her help is a group of girls. The girls are Choon-Hwa - known for her strong sense of loyalty & excellent fighting skills, heavyset Jang-Mi - who badly wishes to have plastic surgery to get double eye-lids, Jin-Hee - excellent when it comes to spewing profanity, Geum-Ok - interested in literature, Bok-Hee - dreams of one day becoming Ms. Korea and Su-Ji - always arrogant. Na-Mi quickly becomes part of their group. When the group confronts rival girls known as Sonyeo Sidae ("Girls Generation"), Na-Mi spews curse words she picked up from her grandmother. Because of Na-Mi the girls are able to avoid a crisis. These seven girls then form their own group named "Sunny". They also vow to stay together forever. The ...

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [jp] Official site [kr]

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Release Date:

22 August 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sunny

Company Credits

Production Co:

Toilet Pictures, Aloha Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

124 min 135 min (director's cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Time After Time

Each new South Korean film look me stronger claims my belief that it is for these guys, not a Western film pipelines, the future of world cinema. As in the 90s there was a sharp rise in popularity of Korean music in East Asia, and later around the world, and Korean cinema giant strides gaining its rightful place in the sun, giving to the surface a masterpiece of a masterpiece.

"Solar" - the film primarily for the Koreans themselves, it their history, problems, life. But it really, people are the same everywhere, and the differences between them are so insignificant, that the story of friendship seven "solar" Korean girls are unlikely to be indifferent and harsh Siberian peasant with a bear and a balalaika, and ordinary American citizen, who in theory are not any side should take care of the mental torments housewife from Seoul.

Childhood protagonists not call too much fun, and for whom it was perfect? But fortunately for the girls, they have been a source of strength and joy - «Sunny», that is, they themselves, their group of friends and comrades, support and help, no matter what happens. Moment of parting company I think the most tragic in the whole film, the way friends apart, each will raging river of life, and not everyone will cope with their share had fallen to the troubles alone. A reunion of friends after a 25-year hiatus, not only gives rise to nostalgia old days, but each brings a "solar" hope. After all, whatever the problem, with such support can cope with anything.

Amused few local jokes, not for nothing did the film - a national blockbuster (Sunny looked every seventh Korean), as well as theme music

• tracks 80th film added ease, which has become one of its main

advantages. Special joy - the actress who played the main characters in his youth. In the movie, they are newcomers, but filled his hand on dramas and TV shows, new barrier successfully conquered. And with such success tape proposals for new work will not force myself to wait.

Ah yes, who can be advised this film? My personal opinion - all to get a modicum of optimism and faith in a better does not hurt anyone. And the option of initiation to the Korean film industry is far from the worst.