Secret Sunshine
  • Release Date: Dec 22, 2010
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84 out of 100

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  • Summary: Sin-ae moves with her son Jun to Miryang, the town where her dead husband was born. As she tries to come to herself and set out on new foundations, another tragic event overturns her life. (IFC Films)

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Michael Atkinson
    Dec 23, 2010
    100
    One of the year's best films.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: A.O. Scott
    Dec 22, 2010
    100
    It is a great movie, by a major figure in world cinema.
  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: V.A. Musetto
    Dec 22, 2010
    75
    Director Lee Chang-dong could well have cut 30 minutes out of the story, but Jeon's performance is powerful enough to keep Secret Sunshine from drowning in an ocean of tears.
  4. Boxoffice Magazine
    Reviewed by: Ed Schied
    Dec 28, 2010
    60
    Jeon received the Best Actress at Cannes for her wrenching performance. She's the first Korean to receive an acting award at this Festival.

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  1. adhiban
    9
    I don't know where to appreciate the director's talent, whether when the innocuous move is hindered by a deadly twist and avert the audience expectations from mundane matters OR when Jeon Do-yeon's trust towards faith gone topsy-turvy but I m sure, Secret Sunshine is a movie strictly for an observant. When you are a person of that kind, this movie will captivate you and made you speechless.… Expand

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