You Are My Sunshine

You Are My Sunshine

Thank you, for loving me...

Directed by Park Jin-pyo

Produced by Bom Film Productions

2005123 min6.2 / 10

A tender yet tragic romance about an inexperienced man's devotion to a former sex worker, undone by illness and the weight of impossible choices.

An old bachelor Seok-joong, who has no experience in dating, falls in love at first sight with a prostitute named Eun-ha. At first Eun-ha shows no interest in Seok-joong, but gradually she begins to be flattered by his devotion and eventually falls in love with him. They marry. However, one day, Eun-ha finds out that she is infected with HIV and decides to leave Seok-joong.

Questions people ask

  • Is You Are My Sunshine sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is You Are My Sunshine violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is You Are My Sunshine scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Does You Are My Sunshine end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is You Are My Sunshine easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

29/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

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Rarity40

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise19

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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