---
title: 'Secret Sunshine (2007)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Lee Chang-dong'
released: '2007-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 142
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'South Korea'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/secret-sunshine-2007'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0817225/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Secret Sunshine (2007)

2007 · 142 min · Drama · South Korea

Original title: 밀양

## Synopsis

Secret Sunshine is a 2007 South Korean drama film written and directed by Lee Chang-dong. 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. For her performance, Jeon Do-yeon won Prix d'interprétation féminine at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. The film also won Best Film at the Asian Film Awards and the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. The film sold 1,710,364 tickets in South Korea.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Lee Chang-dong](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-chang-dong)
- **Screenplay:** [Lee Chang-dong](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-chang-dong)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Christian Basso](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-basso)
- **Editor:** [Kim Hyeon](https://cinepixo.com/people/kim-hyeon)

## Cast

- [Bae Jang-su](https://cinepixo.com/people/bae-jang-su)
- [Lee Sung-min](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-sung-min)
- [Kim Mi-kyung](https://cinepixo.com/people/kim-mi-kyung)
- [Ko Seo-hui](https://cinepixo.com/people/ko-seo-hui)
- [Park Sang-gyoo](https://cinepixo.com/people/park-sang-gyoo)
- [Lee Hee-joon](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-hee-joon)
- [Ko In-beom](https://cinepixo.com/people/ko-in-beom)
- [Song Kang-ho](https://cinepixo.com/people/song-kang-ho)
- [Jo Young-jin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jo-young-jin)
- [Kim Yeong-jae](https://cinepixo.com/people/kim-yeong-jae)
- [Jeon Do-yeon](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeon-do-yeon)
- [Kim Min-jae](https://cinepixo.com/people/kim-min-jae)

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Official site: http://www.secretsunshine.co.kr
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/secret-sunshine-2007
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