Secret Sunshine

Secret Sunshine

  • Director: Chang-dong Lee
  • Writer: Chang-dong Lee,Chung-Joon Lee
  • Countries of origin: South Korea
  • Language: Korean
  • Release date: December 22, 2010
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: 密陽
  • "Secret Sunshine" is a drama film released by Cinema Service in South Korea on May 23, 2007.   The film is directed by Lee Chang-dong, starring Do-yeon Jeon , 송강호 , 김영재, etc. 
    The film uses a child kidnapping and ticket tearing incident to tell the story of how the heroine finds salvation in the face of pain. Do-yeon Jeon won  Best Actress Award. 

    Details

    • Release date December 22, 2010
    • Filming locations Miryang, South Korea
    • Production companies CJ Entertainment, Cinema Service, Pine House Film

    Box office

    Gross worldwide

    $11,581,469

    Movie reviews

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    • By Garry 2022-12-24 09:38:21

      no sun

      As a student studying film, Li Cangdong's works, whether it is "Miryang" or "Oasis", are all slightly heard. In my opinion, Li Cangdong's films are very Korean-style. He is good at starting from small characters and considering the society's tolerance for individuals. In the construction of simple characters, the emphasis is placed on deepening the psychology of the characters. It can sum up Li Changdong's style.
        
        In a nutshell, "Miryang" aims to show the cruel side of life. From...

    • By Leola 2022-12-24 07:15:19

      Lee Chang-dong, the things you can see and the things you can't see in movies

      Director Li Cangdong mentioned in an interview, "When I was filming "Miryang", one of the questions I considered most was how can the film express the invisible things. In reality, many things are visible, such as Material things, but there are also many things that are invisible, such as faith, God, etc. It is invisible in life, but it does exist. How should we express these invisible but real things? This is exactly what I was most concerned about when I filmed "Miryang". At that time, my...

    • By 晓雪 2022-12-22 18:46:56

      The Interpretation of Miyang from the Perspective of Feminism

      The article comes from foreign film reviews--Yu Bowen--Interpretation of "Miryang" from the perspective of feminism

      1. Korean film and director Lee Chang-dong

      The development of Korean films in recent years can be described as a sudden emergence. From the single description of the history of the nation in the past, to the pursuit of philosophical and international creation; on this basis, efforts have...

    • By Telly 2022-12-22 07:54:43

      What does it look like to be so heavy?

      Maybe it was because I was a little sleepy after writing the thesis for a day. It wasn't like writing a lot of ideas. Instead, I stopped and thought about it. I was very cautious.

      As a movie that is anti-religious to a certain extent, it is too difficult to find resources. With Baidu online disk in hand, there is really no need to go to the cinema.

      This is a very common way of thinking in life. When a major blow in life has deeply knocked down a person, he will...

    • By Sophia 2022-12-13 18:56:42

      A complete story doesn't need an ending

      The 15th movie "Miryang" in 2014 is another Korean movie, thanks for the recommendation of an old friend.

      This is a movie with no climax and no ending, and it is also a movie that questions religion but has nothing to do with faith.

      It was very depressing to watch, so I couldn't watch half of it. It took two days to make up the ending. I was very nervous when I watched it, and it was very uncomfortable... Thinking of the many mothers who have lost their children around me,...

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    • By Eliezer 2023-09-27 09:57:58

      I really don't like Korean life dramas. But I like the cover of the poster, it is not like the human...

    • By Frederik 2023-09-17 06:30:43

      Li Changdong is really...

    • By Jazmin 2023-08-15 19:42:28

      She put the record into the disc player, and the female voice of "It's all fake" sounded in the air of the rally. She lay disheveled in the weeds and sneered at God contentedly. What religion is, is it a sustenance, a placement, or an unfulfilled redemption. People can think of themselves as a benevolent Lord, but in the end they can't even let themselves go. I remember Sky once asked me in church, do you know Miryang. Cannes actress Jeon Do-yeon is not beautiful but has a different feeling in...

    • By Raegan 2023-08-13 04:04:54

      pounding the...

    • By Thaddeus 2023-08-08 08:53:45

      1. Two deaths (content) are not enough to form a circular circle, but the effective echo in form can just replace the completion of adhesion, such as the music that stops abruptly when the body is found and the coherent ode when the body is found, with a short pause at the beginning. Suppressing the outpouring of emotions, the audience was pushed away several times when they felt the pain, and then extended the temporality, suggesting that the trauma has not yet healed. 2. Regarding the...

    Behind the scenes gags

    During the shooting time of more than 5 months, Do-yeon Jeon always performed anger and pain. After Shin Ae put the ransom in the agreed place, the scene where she went home and contacted the kidnappers became the first scene in her acting career where she voluntarily gave up shooting.
    Except for the starring other actors in the film, they are all first time acting in movies or newcomers. Among them, Lee Yoon-hee, the manager of a...
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    Evaluation action

    The theme of the film is "Facing Pain", but the most dramatic passage (approximately 1/2 of the film) is inseparable from "religion". The scenes depicting Christianity in the film are calm and objective. The most lethal passage is a series of "retaliation" after the heroine feels deceived; but it does not deliberately portray the pastor to the point of being unbearable. These are interesting and delicate balances. Every scene in the...
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