Sunshine (1999)

US:: R Drama History

The film follows 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.

Updated May 10 2020

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US -

1999-09-13

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Keywords:

holocaust (shoah) jewish life russian front austria-hungary

FACTS

Runtime: 181 mins Revenue: $7,918,035 Rating: 6.7 Tag Line: In a time of revolution, in a family torn by tradition, one man was consumed by love.

Cast

Hanns Zischler

Baron Margitta

William Hurt

Andor Knorr

Mark Strong

István Sors

Rachel Weisz

Greta

Rüdiger Vogler

Jakofalvy

Ralph Fiennes

Ignatz/Adam/Ivan Sors

Miriam Margolyes

Rose Sonnenschein

John Neville

Gustave Sors