'Secret Sunshine' Wins Asian Film Awards
IMP News Wire Dated March, 18 2007

"Secret Sunshine," the South Korean story of a widow's mental breakdown, took the best-picture prize as well as best director and best actress at the Asian Film Awards.

Best actor went to veteran Tony Leung Chiu-wai for his performance in the Ang Lee spy thriller "Lust, Caution."

In "Secret Sunshine," Jeon Do-yeon plays a widow who moves to her husband's hometown to start afresh after his death in a traffic accident. Instead, she has to face the kidnapping and murder of her son.

Jeon won best actress at the Cannes Film Festival last year for her performance.

Best supporting actress went to Joan Chen for "The Sun Also Rises" and Sun Honglei won best supporting actor for "Mongol."