Secret Sunshine
밀양
CINEMA2007-05-23
RegionKR
Runtime143 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“Jeon Do-yeon is extraordinary in a devastating Korean masterpiece dissecting human grief, false reconciliation, and religious hypocrisy.”
Storyline
Shin-ae moves to her recently late husband’s hometown. Despite her efforts to settle in this unfamiliar and too-normal place, she finds that she can’t fit in. After a sudden tragedy, Shin-ae turns to Christianity to relieve her pain, but when even this is not permitted, she wages a war against God.
DIRECTOR / Director
Lee Chang-dong
KEYWORDS
motherbased on novel or bookfaithsuicide attemptloss of loved onemovemigrationchurchchild kidnappingmiryang
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