Drama · United States of America · 2016 · 1h 56m

Sophie and the Rising Sun

Sophie and the Rising Sun poster
Director
Maggie Greenwald
Cast
Julianne Nicholson as Sophie Willis Takashi Yamaguchi as Grover Ohta Margo Martindale as Anne Morrison Diane Ladd as Ruth Jeffers Lorraine Toussaint as Salome Whitmore Karen Wheeling Reynolds as Isabel
Crew
Wolfgang Held — Director of Photography Keith Reamer — Editor Maggie Greenwald — Screenplay Augusta Trobaugh — Novel Maggie Greenwald — Producer Lorraine Gallard — Producer
Synopsis

In a small Southern town in the autumn of 1941, Sophie’s lonely life is transformed when an Asian man arrives under mysterious circumstances. Their love affair becomes the lightning rod for long-buried conflicts that erupt in bigotry and violence with the outbreak of World War ll.

Trailer Sophie and the Rising Sun — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookworld war iisouth carolinainterracial relationshipwoman director1940s
Key Collaborators
Maggie Greenwald Director Wolfgang Held Director of Photography Keith Reamer Editor Maggie Greenwald Screenplay Augusta Trobaugh Novel Maggie Greenwald Producer Lorraine Gallard Producer Brenda Goodman Producer Nancy Dickenson Producer Darcy C. Scanlin Production Design
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