
Sophie and the Rising Sun (2016)
Año de Estreno: 2016
Nación: United States
Título Alternativo: Sophie ve Günesin Dogusu
Director: Maggie Greenwald
Guionista: Augusta Trobaugh, Maggie Greenwald
Producción & Género
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Compañías: Sophie Film
Género: Drama
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Palabras Clave
Palabras Clave: 1940s, based on novel or book, interracial relationship, south carolina, woman director, world war ii
Argumento
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.
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Resumen
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.
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