Sophie and the Rising Sun

Sophie and the Rising Sun

116 mins | Drama | Jan. 27, 2016

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.

Sophie and the Rising Sun

116 mins | Drama | Jan. 27, 2016

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.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Sophie Film
Original title Sophie and the Rising Sun
Directors James L. Heyward, Maggie Greenwald
Writers Augusta Trobaugh, Maggie Greenwald

Cast

Julianne Nicholson

as Sophie Willis

Takashi Yamaguchi

as Grover Ohta

Margo Martindale

as Anne Morrison

Diane Ladd

as Ruth Jeffers

Lorraine Toussaint

as Salome Whitmore

Mickey Dodge

as Samille

Don Henderson Baker

as Dr. Gilbert

Joel Murray

as Sheriff Cooper

David Dickson Reynolds

as Reverend Jeffers

Kenneth Charles Graham

as Harold Jackson

Sabrina Mayfield

as Matilda

Jan Hartsell

as Minna

Cali Ward

as Young Sophie

Meredith Jackson

as Young Ruth

Antonio Roberts

as Zachary

Colie McClellan

as Young Anne

Ben VanderMey

as Soldier

Bobby Henline

as John Jeffers

Johnny Pope II

as Townsperson

Gray Turner

as Townsperson