You Are My Sunshine (2005 film)

You Are My Sunshine (, literally: "You are my destiny") 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, and grossing US$17,530,124. 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