Sophie and the Rising Sun
In a small Southern town in the autumn of 1941, Sophie’s lonely life is transformed when an Asian man arrives under mysterious circumstances. Their love affair becomes the lightning rod for long-buried conflicts that erupt in bigotry and violence with the outbreak of World War ll.
- Year: 2016
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Sophie Film
- Keyword: based on novel or book, world war ii, south carolina, interracial relationship, woman director, 1940s
- Director: Maggie Greenwald
- Cast: Julianne Nicholson, Takashi Yamaguchi, Margo Martindale, Diane Ladd, Lorraine Toussaint, Karen Wheeling Reynolds