Secret Sunshine

Name: Secret Sunshine
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: December 22, 2010
Duration: 142 min
Rating: 84

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Release Date: December 22, 2010

Summary: Sin-ae moves with her son Jun to Miryang, the town where her dead husband was born. As she tries to come to herself and set out on new foundations, another tragic event overturns her life. (IFC Films)

Director: Chang-dong Lee

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Romance

Runtime: 142 min

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A.O. Scott

Dec 22, 2010

It is a great movie, by a major figure in world cinema. Read full review

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Michael Atkinson

Dec 23, 2010

One of the year's best films. Read full review

Noel Murray

Dec 22, 2010

Secret Sunshine is a frequently beautiful film with a cold, dark heart. Read full review

V.A. Musetto

Dec 22, 2010

Director Lee Chang-dong could well have cut 30 minutes out of the story, but Jeon's performance is powerful enough to keep Secret Sunshine from drowning in an ocean of tears. Read full review

Joe Neumaier

Dec 25, 2010

Director Lee Chang-dong's soulful, affecting film is as quiet as a tomb and has a disturbing, critical underside that's hard to shake off. Read full review

Boxoffice Magazine Ed Schied

Dec 28, 2010

Jeon received the Best Actress at Cannes for her wrenching performance. She's the first Korean to receive an acting award at this Festival. Read full review

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adhiban

Feb 18, 2012

I don't know where to appreciate the director's talent, whether when the innocuous move is hindered by a deadly twist and avert the audience expectations from mundane matters OR when Jeon Do-yeon's trust towards faith gone topsy-turvy but I m sure, Secret Sunshine is a movie strictly for anI don't know where to appreciate the director's talent, whether when the innocuous move is hindered by a deadly twist and avert the audience expectations from mundane matters OR when Jeon Do-yeon's trust towards faith gone topsy-turvy but I m sure, Secret Sunshine is a movie strictly for an observant. When you are a person of that kind, this movie will captivate you and made you speechless.… Expand

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