Secret Sunshine

Secret Sunshine
Theatrical release poster
Korean name
Hangul
밀양
Hanja
密陽
Revised RomanizationMiryang
McCune–ReischauerMiryang
Directed byLee Chang-dong
Written byLee Chang-dong
Based on"The Abject"
by Lee Cheong-jun
Produced byLee Han-na
Lee Chang-dong
StarringJeon Do-yeon
Song Kang-ho
CinematographyJo Yong-gyu
Edited byKim Hyeon
Music byChristian Basso
Production
companies
Cinema Service
Pinehouse Films
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
Release date
  • May 17, 2007 (2007-05-17)
Running time
142 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
BudgetUS$3.5 million
Box officeUS$11.6 million[1]

Secret Sunshine (Korean밀양; Hanja密陽; RRMiryang) is a 2007 South Korean drama film directed by Lee Chang-dong.[2] The screenplay based on the short story "The Abject" by Lee Cheong-jun that focuses on a woman as she wrestles with the questions of grief, madness and faith. The Korean title Miryang is named after the city where the film was set and filmed; "Secret Sunshine" is the literal translation.[3] For her performance, Jeon Do-yeon won Best Actress|Prix d'interprétation féminine (Best Actress)]] at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.[4][5][6] The film also won Best Film at the Asian Film Awards and the Asia Pacific Screen Awards.[7] The film sold 1,710,364 tickets in South Korea.[8]

  1. ^ "Box office by Country: Secret Sunshine". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  2. ^ Lim, Dennis (24 August 2011). "Secret Sunshine: A Cinema of Lucidity". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
  3. ^ Paquet, Darcy. "Secret Sunshine". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
  4. ^ Scott, A. O. (26 May 2007). "Festival Distinguished by Its Strong Actresses". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
  5. ^ "Cannes top prize goes to Korean film actress". Korea JoongAng Daily. 7 June 2007. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
  6. ^ Rao, Anjali (24 October 2007). "Interview with Jeon Do-yeon". CNN TalkAsia. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
  7. ^ "APSA Nominees & Winners". Asia Pacific Screen Awards. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
  8. ^ "Theatrical Releases in 2007: Box-Office Admission Results". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2012-06-04.

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