When her husband passes away after getting into a car accident, Shin-ae (JEON Do-yeon) and her son June relocate down south to her late husband's hometown of Miryang. She attempts to settle down by opening a new piano academy yet she finds that she can't fit in this unfamiliar but ?much too normal place,§. Life goes on as she gains piano students with the help of a car repair shop owner, Kim Jong-chan (SONG Kang-ho) despite she actually finds Kim's enthusiasm a nuisance. Meanwhile, June seems to be adapting new school life. Unfortunately, Shin-ae's life is turned upside down when fate intervenes that she loses her son in a fatal kidnap. -Hkflix.com
Finally, after almost 5 years, Lee Chang-Dong’s “Secret Sunshine” is getting a widespread U.S. release and it is being released under the Criterion Collection label. Winner of numerous international awards, this film may be the first Korean movie to be selected by Criterion. The film portrays the story of a woman who seemingly lost everything, found something and finally lost everything once again. It is a story about faith … more
Lee Chang-Dong is a film professor turned director who is responsible for such acclaimed hits such as the fantastic "Peppermint Candy", the touching "Oasis" and "Green Fish". He has also been appointed as Korea's minister of culture and tourism at one point but has abandoned this post to concentrate on his filmmaking. This director has, on several occasions has managed to silence my voice because of the powerful portrayal of life in his films; it just strikes a … more