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 fiction "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 that served as the film's setting and filming location, of which "Secret Sunshine" is the literal translation.[3] For her performance in the film, Jeon Do-yeon won the Prix d'interprétation féminine (Best Actress) at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.[4][5][6] The film also won the award for Best Film at the Asian Film Awards and at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards.[7] The film sold 1,710,364 tickets nationwide in South Korea alone.[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.