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.
Acting
Jeon Do-yeon's Cannes-winning descent into holy madness.
Direction
Lee Chang-dong makes sunlight feel like suffocation.
Writing
The bus scene: dialogue so brutal it stops your breath.
Director
Lee Chang-dong
Jeon Do-yeon
Lee Shin-ae
Song Kang-ho
Kim Jong-chan
Jo Young-jin
Park Do-seop
Kim Young-jae
Lee Min-ki
Park Myung-shin
Female Missionary
Cha Mi-kyeong
Boutique Owner
Oh Man-seok
Pastor
Jang Hye-jin
Park Myung-sook
Lee Sung-min
Cook
Kim Mi-hyang
Deaconess Kim
Lee Hee-jun
Outdoor Player Meeting Volunteer
Kim Jong-soo
Mr. Shin
Yeom Hye-ran
In-law Family
Lee Yoon-hee
Elder Kang
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title 'Miryang' (밀양) is the city's actual name and literally means 'secret sunshine'—Lee Chang-dong found the oxymoron irresistible.
Jeon Do-yeon reportedly stayed in character's grief state between takes; her Cannes win made her the first Korean woman to win Best Actress.
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