Click here to copy URL

Sophie and the Rising Sun

2016

Maggie Greenwald

Julianne Nicholson, Takashi Yamaguchi, Margo Martindale, Diane Ladd ...

5.7

30

Drama 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 ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter	"The picture works on its own old-fashioned moralistic terms. Moviegoers allergic to stories of enlightened white people helping defenseless minorities should steer clear"	POS
United States	Guy Lodge Variety	"A safe, gentle-hearted romantic drama that succeeds most winningly as a study of resilient female fellowship"	POS

Return to movie

We encourage you to check the reviews' original sources. Intellectual property rights of these reviews belong to their authors and/or the correspondent media from which they have been extracted. If you'd like to help us to add more reviews to your favorite movies, just send us a message.