Secret Sunshine
2007 South Korean film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Secret Sunshine (Korean: 밀양; Hanja: 密陽; RR: Miryang) 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 (or Milyang) 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]
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Secret Sunshine | |
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Korean name | |
Hangul | 밀양 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Miryang |
McCune–Reischauer | Miryang |
Directed by | Lee Chang-dong |
Written by | Lee Chang-dong |
Based on | "The Abject" by Lee Cheong-jun |
Produced by | Lee Han-na Lee Chang-dong |
Starring | Jeon Do-yeon Song Kang-ho |
Cinematography | Jo Yong-gyu |
Edited by | Kim Hyeon |
Music by | Christian Basso |
Production companies | Cinema Service Pinehouse Films |
Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 142 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Budget | US$3.5 million |
Box office | US$11.6 million[1] |