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Sunshine

Sunshine

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

19996.53h 1m

Overview

The fate of a Hungarian Jewish family throughout the 20th century.

Directed by István Szabó
Written by Israel Horovitz, István Szabó
Produced by András Hámori, Robert Lantos
Box OfficeBudget: $26.0MRevenue: $7.9M

Top Cast

Ralph Fiennes

Ralph Fiennes

Ignatz / Adam / Ivan Sors

Rosemary Harris

Rosemary Harris

Valerie Sors

Rachel Weisz

Rachel Weisz

Greta

Jennifer Ehle

Jennifer Ehle

Valerie Sonnenschein

Deborah Kara Unger

Deborah Kara Unger

Carole Kovacs

William Hurt

William Hurt

Andor Knorr

Molly Parker

Molly Parker

Hannah Wippler

James Frain

James Frain

Gustave Sonnenschein

David de Keyser

David de Keyser

Emmanuel Sonnenschein

John Neville

John Neville

Gustave Sors

Themes & Keywords

holocaust (shoah)fencingworld war iijewish lifeaustria-hungarycousin relationshipjewish family19th century1900s

About Sunshine

Sunshine is a drama, history, romance, war film released in 1999 exploring themes of holocaust (shoah), fencing, world war ii, jewish life, austria-hungary, cousin relationship. Directed by István Szabó, it stars Ralph Fiennes, Rosemary Harris, Rachel Weisz. The fate of a Hungarian Jewish family throughout the 20th century.

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