Sophie and the Rising Sun

Name: Sophie and the Rising Sun
Genre: Drama
Released: January 27, 2017
Duration: 116 min
Rating: 55

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Monterey Media | Release Date: January 27, 2017 | R

Summary: Autumn of 1941 in Salty Creek, a fishing village in South Carolina, two interracial lovers are swept up in the tides of history.

Director: Maggie Greenwald

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: R

Runtime: 116 min

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Rex Reed

Feb 7, 2017

The actors are superb. The nuanced writing and direction have insight. The three-dimensional portrayals of women in the rural South during the war are praiseworthy. Read full review

Serena Donadoni

Feb 2, 2017

Greenwald and cinematographer Wolfgang Held linger on the idyllic beauty of the salt marsh and trees draped with Spanish moss, using the vivid cerulean of native blue crabs to link her characters. Read full review

Sheri Linden

Jan 26, 2017

There’s a clumsy, soapy tepidness to the procession of plot points, but within individual scenes, the actors pierce the genteel surface. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Jan 10, 2017

It’s a timid, tired but a tender-hearted wartime romance that should have more edge than its subject promises. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Feb 2, 2017

The gently nostalgic mood and sleepy pacing effectively erase the movie’s necessary edge. Read full review

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lemallette

May 14, 2017

Great movie. Great love story. One of the most surprising lines in movie history spoken by the recuperating Mr. Oto who has just been accused of lying for allowing people to believe he is Chinese instead of Japanese. "I'm Japanese." "What! Why you're the enemy! You lied to me." "AmericanGreat movie. Great love story. One of the most surprising lines in movie history spoken by the recuperating Mr. Oto who has just been accused of lying for allowing people to believe he is Chinese instead of Japanese. "I'm Japanese." "What! Why you're the enemy! You lied to me." "American lied to you." Could anything make this movie more authentic? Great depiction of the hypocrisy and bigotry of the small town south.… Expand

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