A woman moves to the town where her dead husband was born. As she tries to fit in, another tragic event overturns her life.
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Chang-dong Lee
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Title: Secret Sunshine (2007)
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20 wins & 15 nominations.
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| Do-yeon Jeon | ... | Shin-ae Lee | |
| Song Kang-Ho | ... | Jong-chan Kim | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Jang Hye-Jin | ... | Park Myung-suk (as Hyae Jin Chang) | |
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Yeong-jin Jo | ... | Doe-seop Park |
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Mi-hyang Kim | ... | Deaconess Kim |
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Yeong-jae Kim | ... | Min-ki Lee |
| Seo-hie Ko | |||
| Dong-yong Lee | ... | Taxi driver | |
| Hee-joon Lee | ... | Outdoor Prayer Meeting Volunteer | |
| Sung-min Lee | ... | Chef | |
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Yoon-Hee Lee | ... | Elder Kang |
| Kim Mi-Kyung | |||
| Myung-shin Park | ... | Female Missionary | |
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Jung-yeop Seon | ... | Jun |
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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. Written by CJ Entertainment
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downward spiral | city name in title | reference to god | forgiveness | religious hypocrisy |Genres:
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Written by Christian Basso and Diego Chemes
Performed by Christian Basso
Published by Warner Chappell Latin
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This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #576. See more »Soundtracks
CriolloWritten by Christian Basso and Diego Chemes
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South KoreaLanguage:
KoreanRelease Date:
22 December 2010 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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The acting is great. The concept of God, His presence and fight with Him. The movie about grief, mourning, faith and survival. The enactment of a game of separation and loss that became all too real and you can feel it. The pain and loss of loved ones and can we be able to cope it? The directors view of God, is it up in heavens or where we are living...