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Plot 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.
Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
TOMATOMETER
93%- Reviews Counted: 29
- Fresh: 27
- Rotten: 2
- Average Rating: 7.7/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: The cinematic equivalent of prose that is clear, elegant and lyrical.
Fresh: Emotionally complex tale of a woman's confrontation with the worst of fates.
Fresh: Buried in the year-end rush but one of the year's best films.
Fresh: There is a natural tendency to appreciate movies that are neat and concise. "Secret Sunshine" makes a striking argument for the antithesis.
Customer Reviews
Warning
Despite the iTunes label, this is NOT a comedy. I wouldn't rent nor purchase a DRM version when there's a Criterion disc out there.
NO COMEDY, but good all the same.
I have always enjoyed Korean cinema. Nothing flashy or fancy like many American movies but rather an interesting story and cinematography. This movie was labeled a comedy so I downloaded without any research. After about 45 minutes I realized there was not going to be anything more funny than the awkward ramblings of 송강호.
The movie tells the heartbreaking story of a woman's decent into madness after the loss of her husband and son. 전도연 acts expertly, making me feel as though I knew her. I was honestly depressed upon completion of the movie because there was nothing I could do for character.
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