Secret Sunshine

Secret Sunshine

2007 · 143 min · KO · NR · 7.1 (181 votes)
Dir. Lee Chang-dong · Starring Jeon Do-yeon, Song Kang-ho, Jo Young-jin, Seon Jeong-yeop, Kim Young-jae, Park Myung-shin · Music Christian Basso
Drama

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.

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A devastatingly raw and unflinching look at profound grief and the search for meaning in the face of unimaginable loss. It's a somber, character-driven journey that explores faith, despair, and the human spirit's struggle for solace.

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