You Are My Sunshine () is a 2005 South Korean romantic drama film written and directed by Park Jin-pyo, and starring Jeon Do-yeon and Hwang Jung-min. It was released in Korea on 23 September 2005.
The official English title is named after the Jimmie Davis song "You Are My Sunshine," which is used on the soundtrack.
Plot Seok-joong, a farmer in his mid thirties, is desperate to find a wife and settle down. After backing out of a scheme to set him up with a Filipino bride, he falls head over heels in love with a local dabang delivery girl, Eun-ha, and starts showering her with gifts. Although Eun-ha is initially unimpressed, she is eventually won over by his kindhearted nature, and the two get married. The couple's marital bliss is short lived, however, as Eun-ha tests positive for HIV/AIDS, and is then tracked down by her abusive ex-husband, which forces her to run away and fall back into prostitution.
Cast Jeon Do-yeon as Eun-ha Hwang Jung-min as Seok-joong Na Moon-hee as Seok-joong's mother Ryu Seung-soo as Chul-kyu Seo Joo-hee as Kyu-ri Jeong Yu-seok as Chun-soo Yoon Je-moon as Jae-ho Go Soo-hee as Hwang Yu-sun Kim Sang-ho as Kim Kyung-bae Moon Won-joo as Mr. Gook Kim Boo-seon as Kim Yeo-in
Reception You Are My Sunshine was the ninth most successful domestic film of the year, selling 3,051,134 tickets nationwide,"The Best Selling Films of 2005". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2 July 2007. and grossing ."Neoneun nae unmyeong (You're My Sunshine)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 4 March 2012. It also became the best-selling Korean melodrama film of all time, before its record was surpassed by Maundy Thursday a year later.
Awards and nominations 2005 Chunsa Film Art Awards Best Actress - Jeon Do-yeon
2005 Busan Film Critics Awards Best Supporting Actress - Na Moon-hee
2005 Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Director - Park Jin-pyo Best Actor - Hwang Jung-min Nomination - Best Film Nomination - Best Actress - Jeon Do-yeon Nomination - Best Supporting Actress - Na Moon-hee Nomination - Best Screenplay - Park Jin-pyo Nomination - Best Music - Bang Jun-seok
2005 Korean Film Awards Best Actor - Hwang Jung-min Best Actress - Jeon Do-yeon Nomination - Best Film Nomination - Best Director - Park Jin-pyo Nomination - Best Supporting Actress - Na Moon-hee
2006 Baeksang Arts Awards Nomination - Best Director - Park Jin-pyo Nomination - Best Actor - Hwang Jung-min Nomination - Best Actress - Jeon Do-yeon
2006 Grand Bell Awards Best Actress - Jeon Do-yeon Nomination - Best Film Nomination - Best Director - Park Jin-pyo Nomination - Best Actor - Hwang Jung-min Nomination - Best Supporting Actress - Na Moon-hee
See also Ticket Dabang
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