Completed - ENGLISH - Romance, Drama - 116 minutes
In a small Southern US town in 1941, Sophie's 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.
Year of production : 2016 Director(s) : Maggie GREENWALD Writer(s) : Maggie GREENWALD Cast : Julianne NICHOLSON , Margo MARTINDALE, Lorraine TOUSSAINT, Takashi YAMAGUCHI, Diane LADD, Joel MURRAY, Bobby HENLINE Producer(s) : Brenda GOODMAN, Nancy DICKENSON, Lorraine GALLARD, Maggie GREENWALD
Set in the autumn of 1941 in Salty Creek, a fishing village in South Carolina, the film tells the dramatic story of interracial lovers swept up in the tides of history. As World War II rages in Europe a wounded stranger, Mr. Ohta, appears in the town under mysterious circumstances. Sophie, a native of Salty Creek, quickly becomes transfixed by Mr. Ohta and a friendship born of their mutual love of art blossoms into a delicate and forbidden courtship. As their secret relationship evolves the war escalates tragically. When Pearl Harbor is bombed, a surge of misguided patriotism, bigotry and violence sweeps through the town, threatening Mr. Ohta’s life. A trio of women, each with her own secrets - Sophie, along with the town matriarch and her housekeeper - rejects law and propriety, risking their lives to save him.
Country(ies) : USA
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