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Secret Sunshine
Secret Sunshine

Secret Sunshine

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

$2900000

Revenue

$11581469

Status

Released

Original Language

Korean

Runtime

143 mins

Rating

7.193/10

Release Date

23 May 2007

Country

South Korea

Cast

Jeon Do-yeon

Jeon Do-yeon

Lee Shin-ae

Song Kang-ho

Song Kang-ho

Kim Jong-chan

Jo Young-jin

Jo Young-jin

Park Do-seop

Seon Jeong-yeop

Seon Jeong-yeop

Jun

Kim Young-jae

Kim Young-jae

Lee Min-ki

Park Myung-shin

Park Myung-shin

Female Missionary

Cha Mi-kyeong

Cha Mi-kyeong

Boutique Owner

Oh Man-seok

Oh Man-seok

Pastor

Jang Hye-jin

Jang Hye-jin

Park Myung-sook

Lee Sung-min

Lee Sung-min

Cook

Kim Mi-hyang

Kim Mi-hyang

Deaconess Kim

Lee Hee-jun

Lee Hee-jun

Outdoor Player Meeting Volunteer

Kim Jong-soo

Kim Jong-soo

Mr. Shin

Yeom Hye-ran

Yeom Hye-ran

In-law Family

Lee Yoon-hee

Lee Yoon-hee

Elder Kang

Go Seo-hee

Go Seo-hee

Bank Employee

Lee Dong-yong

Lee Dong-yong

Taxi Driver

Kim Min-jae

Kim Min-jae

Outdoor Prayer Volunteer

Moon Seong-hwan

Moon Seong-hwan

Detective

Shin An-jin

Shin An-jin

Detective

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