Sunshine

Sunshine

1999 · 181 min · EN · R · 6.6 (120 votes)
Dir. István Szabó · Starring Ralph Fiennes, Rosemary Harris, Rachel Weisz, Jennifer Ehle, Deborah Kara Unger, William Hurt · Music Maurice Jarre

In a time of revolution, in a family torn by tradition, one man was consumed by love.

DramaHistory

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.

VIBE

A grand, sweeping saga of a family's ascent and tragic fall against the backdrop of a changing world. It's a deeply felt, often somber reflection on identity, heritage, and the devastating impact of history.

somberepicmelancholicintrospectivesweepingsteadyhistorical dramasweeping epiccharacter studyidentityheritagelosspersecutionfamily
holocaust (shoah)fencingworld war iijewish lifeaustria-hungarycousin cousin relationshipjewish family19th century1900s
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