Sunshine (1999)
In a time of revolution, in a family torn by tradition, one man was consumed by love.
The story of a Jewish family living in Hungary—through three generations—rising from humble beginnings to positions of wealth and power in the crumbling Austro-Hungarian Empire. The patriarch becomes a prominent judge but is torn when his government sanctions anti-Jewish persecutions. His son converts to Christianity to advance his career as a champion fencer and Olympic hero, but is caught up in the Holocaust. Finally, the grandson, after surviving war, revolution, loss and betrayal, realizes that his ultimate allegiance must be to himself and his heritage.
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Ralph FiennesIgnatz/Adam/Ivan Sors
Rosemary HarrisValerie Sors
Rachel WeiszGreta
Jennifer EhleValerie Sonnenschein
Deborah Kara UngerCarole Kovacs
William HurtAndor Knorr
Molly ParkerHannah Wippler
James FrainGustave Sonnenschein
David de KeyserEmmanuel Sonnenschein
John NevilleGustave Sors
Miriam MargolyesRose Sonnenschein
Rüdiger VoglerJakofalvyKeywords
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What is Sunshine about?
The story of a Jewish family living in Hungary—through three generations—rising from humble beginnings to positions of wealth and power in the crumbling Austro-Hungarian Empire. The patriarch becomes a prominent judge but is torn when his government sanctions anti-Jewish persecutions. His son converts to Christianity to advance his career as a champion fencer and Olympic hero, but is caught up in the Holocaust. Finally, the grandson, after surviving war, revolution, loss and betrayal, realizes that his ultimate allegiance must be to himself and his heritage.
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Sunshine has a runtime of 181 minutes.
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