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Secret Sunshine

2007 · 143 min

A slow, devastating immersion into grief and faith that leaves you shaken and contemplative long after.

Overview
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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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • faith
  • madness
  • isolation
  • death
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour2
Realism9
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight10

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Lee Chang-dong
Written by
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Starring
Jeon Do-yeon, Song Kang-ho, Jo Young-jin, Seon Jeong-yeop, Kim Young-jae, Park Myung-shin, Cha Mi-kyung, Oh Man-seok
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
143 min
Country
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Languages
Korean

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