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Secret Sunshine

Original title: Milyang
  • 2007
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 22m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
9K
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Jeon Do-yeon in Secret Sunshine (2007)
When her husband passes away in an automobile accident, Shin-ae and her son Jun relocate down south to her late husband's hometown of Miryang. Despite her efforts to settle down in this unfamiliar but much too normal place, she finds that she can't quite fit in. She opens a new piano academy and makes attempts to mingle with the neighbors, but nothing works.
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A woman moves to the town where her dead husband was born. As she tries to fit in, another tragic event overturns her life.A woman moves to the town where her dead husband was born. As she tries to fit in, another tragic event overturns her life.A woman moves to the town where her dead husband was born. As she tries to fit in, another tragic event overturns her life.

  • Director
    • Lee Chang-dong
  • Writers
    • Lee Chang-dong
    • Chung-Joon Lee
  • Stars
    • Jeon Do-yeon
    • Song Kang-ho
    • Lee Dong-yong
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Lee Chang-dong
    • Writers
      • Lee Chang-dong
      • Chung-Joon Lee
    • Stars
      • Jeon Do-yeon
      • Song Kang-ho
      • Lee Dong-yong
    • 32User reviews
    • 92Critic reviews
    • 84Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 25 wins & 15 nominations

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    Jeon Do-yeon
    Jeon Do-yeon
    • Shin-ae Lee
    Song Kang-ho
    Song Kang-ho
    • Jong-chan Kim
    Lee Dong-yong
    Lee Dong-yong
    • Taxi driver
    Lee Hee-joon
    Lee Hee-joon
    • Outdoor Prayer Meeting Volunteer
    Jang Hye-jin
    Jang Hye-jin
    • Park Myung-suk
    • (as Hyae Jin Chang)
    Yeong-jin Jo
    Yeong-jin Jo
    • Doe-seop Park
    Mi-hyang Kim
    • Deaconess Kim
    Yeong-jae Kim
    • Min-ki Lee
    Seo-hie Ko
    Seo-hie Ko
    • Bank Employee
    Yoon-Hee Lee
    • Elder Kang
    Kim Mi-kyung
    Kim Mi-kyung
    Park Myung-shin
    Park Myung-shin
    • Female Missionary
    Jung-yeop Seon
    Jung-yeop Seon
    • Jun
    Lee Sung-min
    Lee Sung-min
    • Chef
    • Director
      • Lee Chang-dong
    • Writers
      • Lee Chang-dong
      • Chung-Joon Lee
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    • Trivia
      Do-yeon Jeon won the best actress award at the Cannes film festival for this role, making her the first Korean actor to win an acting award at Cannes.
    • Connections
      References Tiny Toon Adventures (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      Criollo
      Written by Christian Basso and Diego Chemes

      Performed by Christian Basso

      Published by Warner Chappell Latin

    User reviews32

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    8/10
    this movie may push one over the edge
    If you've had drama in your life, either your own or by someone close to you, the stages of pain this woman (but, in my opinion, it could easily have been a man too)goes through are very very real. It is a movie about not being able to cope with your pain, about not knowing what to do to help yourself get through it. Obviously it then also is a movie about not knowing how to help someone close to you get through their pain. It is a movie that makes you realize that everyone is alone in their suffering. It is a movie that might push someone over the edge...which hardly sounds like a recommendation. I'm not sure I would recommend someone to go see this film, especially someone close, but for me...it is a movie that puts things into perspective, that shows real pain, and is therefore much relevant to being alive. It makes you realize that hey, you or the person close to you have lived through pain, that hey, all the things you worry about now are of so little importance
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    • Sep 13, 2008

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    • Release date
      • December 22, 2010 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • South Korea
    • Language
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • Bí Mật Ánh Dương
    • Filming locations
      • Miryang, South Korea
    • Production companies
      • CJ Entertainment
      • Cinema Service
      • Pine House Film
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $11,581,469
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 22 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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