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Secret Sunshine
2007
· Movie
· 143 min
B
MEANRANK
79/100
Every rating
66–94
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is AlloCiné on 66, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 94. Critics average 94, everyone else 75.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →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.
Details
- Director
- Lee Chang-dong
- Writer
- Lee Chang-dong
- Studio
- Cinema Service, Pinehouse Film, CJ Entertainment
- Released
- 23 May 2007
- Country
- South Korea
- Language
- Korean
- Runtime
- 143 min
- Rated
- NR
- Budget
- $2.9M
- Box office
- $11.6M
- Awards
- 25 wins, 15 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (21) →
Awards & nominations
See all 40 →1 major award won · 25 wins from 40 nominations across 18 ceremonies
| 60th Cannes Film Festival 2007 | Best Actress | Jeon Do-yeon | Winner |
| 60th Cannes Film Festival 2007 | Palme d'Or | Lee Chang-dong | Nominee |
| International Cinephile Society Awards 2010 | Best Actress | Jeon Do-yeon | Nominee |
| 2nd Asian Film Awards 2008 | Best Film | Secret Sunshine | Winner |
| 2nd Asian Film Awards 2008 | Best Actress | Jeon Do-yeon | Winner |
| 2nd Asian Film Awards 2008 | Best Actor | Song Kang-ho | Nominee |
| 2nd Asian Film Awards 2008 | Best Director | Lee Chang-dong | Winner |
| 44th Baeksang Arts Awards 2008 | Best Screenplay | Lee Chang-dong | Nominee |
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60th Cannes Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Jeon Do-yeon | Winner |
| Palme d'Or | Lee Chang-dong | Nominee |
6th Korean Film Awards
6 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor | Song Kang-ho | Winner |
| Best Actress | Jeon Do-yeon | Winner |
| Best Director | Lee Chang-dong | Winner |
| Best Film | Secret Sunshine | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Jo Yong-gyu | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Lee Chang-dong | Nominee |
2nd Asian Film Awards
4 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress | Jeon Do-yeon | Winner |
| Best Director | Lee Chang-dong | Winner |
| Best Film | Secret Sunshine | Winner |
| Best Actor | Song Kang-ho | Nominee |
10th Director's Cut Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Song Kang-ho | Winner |
| Best Actress | Jeon Do-yeon | Winner |
| Best Director | Lee Chang-dong | Winner |
Asian Film Critics Association Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Jeon Do-yeon | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Lee Chang-dong | Winner |
| Best Director | Lee Chang-dong | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Secret Sunshine | Nominee |
1st Asia Pacific Screen Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Jeon Do-yeon | Winner |
| Best Film | Secret Sunshine | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Lee Chang-dong | Nominee |
44th Baeksang Arts Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Director | Lee Chang-dong | Winner |
| Best Actress | Jeon Do-yeon | Nominee |
| Best Film | Secret Sunshine | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Lee Chang-dong | Nominee |
27th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Jeon Do-yeon | Winner |
28th Blue Dragon Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Jeon Do-yeon | Winner |
3rd University Film Festival of Korea
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Jeon Do-yeon | Winner |
44th Grand Bell Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Special Prize | Jeon Do-yeon | Winner |
Cine 21 Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Jeon Do-yeon | Winner |
IndieWire Critics Poll
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Undistributed Film | Secret Sunshine | Winner |
Palm Springs International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Song Kang-ho | Winner |
Village Voice Film Poll
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Undistributed Film | Secret Sunshine | Winner |
Women in Film Korea Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Jeon Do-yeon | Winner |
45th Grand Bell Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actor | Song Kang-ho | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Jeon Do-yeon | Nominee |
| Best Director | Lee Chang-dong | Nominee |
| Best Film | Secret Sunshine | Nominee |
International Cinephile Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Jeon Do-yeon | Nominee |