Secret Sunshine is a 2007 South Korean drama film directed by acclaimed South Korean director, novelist, and former Minister of Culture Lee Chang-dong. The screenplay based on the short fiction "The Story of a Bug" by Lee Cheong-jun that focuses on a woman as she wrestles with the question of grief, madness, and faith. The Korean title Miryang (or Milyang) is named after the city that served as the film's setting and filming location, of which "Secret Sunshine" is the literal translation. For her performance in the film, Jeon Do-yeon won the Prix d'interpretation feminine du Festival de Cannes (Best Actress) at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. The film also won the award for Best Film at the Asian Film Awards and at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards.
Plot summary:
Lee Shin-ae and her only child, June, move to the small town of Mirayng, South Geyongsang Province. Her husband has recently died and she has decided to start life anew back in the hometown of her deceased husband. While entering Miryang, Shin-ae's car breaks down along a rural highway. She is able to get the local mechanic in Miryang named Kim Jong-chan to come fix her car. Although they come from different social backgrounds, the pair hits it off and seems to find comfort in each other's presence.
Tragedy soon strikes Shin-ae once again when her only son is abducted. As Shin-ae must deal with another devastating tragedy in her life, she attempts to find the answer and a light that can shine upon her dark life.
{Miryang Church}
Miryang church comes out often throughout the movie. When Shin-ae first moves to her dead husband's hometown, Miryang, her new acquaintance asks her to come out to her church. For a while, she stops going; however, she comes to resent God when she finds out that the murderer of her son June receives forgiveness from God. After this phase in her life, she becomes corrupted and even harms herself, attempts to seduce a married man, and etc.
{June Piano institute}
Shin-ae majored in music and taught piano for a living. She opens her own institute as soon as she comes to Miryang, which she names it after her son June.
Today, this place is not a real piano institute– just a movie set for visitors to tour around.
{Miryang train station}
Miryang station makes its occurrence as the background of many scenes throughout the movie.
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