
Sophie and the Rising Sun (2016)
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Land: United States
Alternativtitel: Sophie ve Günesin Dogusu
Regisseur: Maggie Greenwald
Autor: Augusta Trobaugh, Maggie Greenwald
Produktion & Genre
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Firmen: Sophie Film
Genre: Drama
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Schlüsselwörter
Schlüsselwörter: 1940s, based on novel or book, interracial relationship, south carolina, woman director, world war ii
Handlung
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In Salty Creek, South Carolina during autumn of 1941, Sophie leads a lonely life until a mysterious Asian man, Mr. Ohta, arrives in town amidst World War II. They form a friendship based on their shared love for art, which blossoms into a secret interracial romance. As their relationship deepens, the war escalates, and after Pearl Harbor is bombed, anti-Japanese sentiment sweeps through the town. Sophie, along with the town matriarch and her housekeeper, risk their lives to protect Mr. Ohta from the growing bigotry and violence.
Zusammenfassung
Der folgende Text ist nur auf Englisch verfügbar.
Sophie and the Rising Sun (2016), directed by Maggie Greenwald, is a drama set against the backdrop of World War II in a small Southern town. Based on the novel 'Nightjohn' by Gary Soto, the film explores themes of forbidden love, prejudice, and courage as it follows Sophie's transformative relationship with Mr. Ohta, an Asian man whose arrival coincides with rising tensions worldwide.