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Secret Sunshine is a sud coréen film of genre Drama directed by Lee Chang-dong released in USA on 22 december 2010 with Jeon Do-yeon

Secret Sunshine (2007)

Miryang

Secret Sunshine
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Released in USA 22 december 2010
Length 2h22
Directed by
Genres Drama
Rating74% 3.745643.745643.745643.745643.74564

Secret Sunshine (Hangul: 밀양; hanja: 密陽; RR: Miryang) is a 2007 South Korean drama film directed by acclaimed South Korean director, novelist, and former Minister of Culture Lee Chang-dong. The screenplay based on the short fiction "The Story of a Bug" by Lee Cheong-jun that focuses on a woman as she wrestles with the questions of grief, madness, and faith. The Korean title Miryang (or Milyang) is named after the city that served as the film's setting and filming location, of which "Secret Sunshine" is the literal translation. For her performance in the film, Jeon Do-yeon won the Prix d'interprétation féminine du Festival de Cannes (Best Actress) at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. The film also won the award for Best Film at the Asian Film Awards and at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. The film sold 1,710,364 tickets nationwide in South Korea alone.

Synopsis

Lee Shin-ae (Jeon Do-yeon) and her only child move to the small town of Miryang, South Gyeongsang Province. Her husband has recently died and she has decided to start life anew back in the hometown of her deceased husband. While entering Miryang, Shin-ae's car breaks down along a rural highway. She is able to get the local mechanic in Miryang named Kim Jong-chan (Song Kang-ho) to come out to her car and start it once again. Although they come from different social backgrounds, the pair hits it off and seems to find comfort in each other's presence.

Actors

Jeon Do-yeon

(Lee Shin-ae)Song Kang-ho

(Kim Jong-chan)Kim Young-jae

(Lee Min-ki)Kim Mi-kyung
Lee Sung-min

(Cook)
And :
Jang Hye-jin
Lee Hee-joon
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