Secret Sunshine
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A devastating portrait of grief and spiritual crisis, where a mother's faith becomes a battleground after unspeakable loss.
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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