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Sophie and the Rising Sun (2016)  link to Sophie and the Rising Sun on IMDb  link to trailer on IMDb

Number: 2546

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IMDb Rating:
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6.5/10 (697 votes)

Country: United States, 105 minutes

Spoken languages: English

Genres: Drama

Director(s): Maggie Greenwald

Storyline:
Set in the autumn of 1941 in Salty Creek, a fishing village in South Carolina, the film tells the dramatic story of interracial lovers swept up in the tides of history. As World War II rages in Europe a wounded stranger, Mr. Ohta, appears in the town under mysterious circumstances. Sophie, a native of Salty Creek, quickly becomes transfixed by Mr. Ohta and a friendship born of their mutual love of art blossoms into a delicate and forbidden courtship. As their secret relationship evolves the war escalates tragically. When Pearl Harbor is bombed, a surge of misguided patriotism, bigotry and violence sweeps through the town, threatening Mr. Ohta's life. A trio of women, each with her own secrets - Sophie, along with the town matriarch and her housekeeper - rejects law and propriety, risking their lives with their actions.

Cast:

Julianne Nicholson Sophie Willis
Takashi Yamaguchi Grover Ohta
Margo Martindale Anne Morrison
Diane Ladd Ruth Jeffers
Lorraine Toussaint Salome Whitmore
Karen Wheeling Reynolds Isabel
Mickey Dodge Samille
Don Henderson Baker Dr. Gilbert
Joel Murray Sheriff Cooper
Kenneth Charles Graham Harold Jackson

Medium: Digital Copy,

Location: Red 4TB Drive

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1