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Secret Sunshine


Directed by: Chang-dong Lee


144 minutes | Unrated



Screening

Friday, March 11, 2011, 7pm - 9pm



After her husband's death, a young mother, Shin-ae, moves herself and her young son to her husband's small hometown to start again. Plumbing the depths of tragedy, madness, and faith Chang-dong Lee's Secret Sunshine is a grueling, moving, piece of beautifully acted cinema.  


"The cinematic equivalent of prose that is clear, elegant and lyrical." - A.O. Scott, New York Times 

"Emotionally complex tale of a woman's confrontation with the worst of fates." - Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter

Best Actress, Jeon Do-yeon, Cannes, 2007

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