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Sophie and the Rising Sun ()


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Autumn of 1941 in Salty Creek, a fishing village in South Carolina, two interracial lovers are swept up in the tides of history.

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Sophie Willis
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Grover Ohta
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Anne Morrison
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Ruth Jeffers
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Salome Whitmore
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Isabel
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Samille
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Dr. Gilbert
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Sheriff Cooper
David Dickson Reynolds ...
Reverend Jeffers
Kenneth Charles Graham ...
Harold Jackson
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Matilda
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Minna
Cali Ward ...
Young Sophie
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Young Ruth
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Zachary
Colie McClellan ...
Young Anne
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Soldier
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Annette Gill ...
Martha Ryan
Robert Henline ...
John Jeffers (as Bobby Henline)
Ebony McCormick ...
Young Queen Sally
Johnny Pope II ...
Town's Person Extra
Gray Turner ...
Town's Person Extra
James Tavelle ...
Townsfolk / Churchgoer (uncredited)

Directed by

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Maggie Greenwald

Written by

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Maggie Greenwald ... (screenplay)
 
Augusta Trobaugh ... (novel)

Produced by

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Nancy Dickenson ... producer
Lorraine Gallard ... producer
Brenda Goodman ... producer
Maggie Greenwald ... producer
Susan Lazarus ... co-producer
Marcy Patterson ... consulting producer
Tim Smith ... associate producer

Music by

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David Mansfield

Cinematography by

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Wolfgang Held

Film Editing by

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Keith Reamer

Editorial Department

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Dylan Ball ... digital intermediate assistant
Ciaran Birks ... dailies producer
Matt Caruso ... digital intermediate producer
Molle DeBartolo ... senior digital intermediate producer
Christian G. Farfan ... on-line editor
Roman Hankewycz ... colorist
Chris MacKenzie ... smoke artist
Andrew Minogue ... dailies operator
Jasmin Way ... assistant editor
Zach Wolf ... first assistant editor

Casting By

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Donna Morong

Production Design by

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Darcy C. Scanlin

Art Direction by

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Jacqueline Glynn

Set Decoration by

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Amy Morrison

Makeup Department

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Elisa Acevedo ... key hair stylist
Erin Keith ... key makeup artist
Nick London ... makeup department head
Christina Raye ... hair department head
Bernard Williams ... key hair stylist

Production Management

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Chris Bromley ... unit production manager
Susan Lazarus ... post-production supervisor
Bob Shapiro ... production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Chad Graves ... first assistant director
Casey Mako ... second assistant director
Katarzyna 'Kait' Malec ... second assistant director
Michael McKay ... second second assistant director

Art Department

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Frank M. Fleming ... leadman
Jordan Foster ... set dresser
Chris Greene ... art department coordinator
Lillian Heyward ... graphics designer
Margie McLamb Holowaty ... set dresser buyer
Laura C. McPherson ... muralist
Gregory Messer ... property master
Michael Williamson ... assistant property master (as Jason Williamson)

Sound Department

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Giovanni Bommarito ... boom operator
Pam DeMetruis-Thomas ... supervising sound editor
Grant Elder ... re-recording mixer
Robert Fernandez ... re-recording mixer
Rachel Grissom ... sound mixer
Mike Poppleton ... foley editor
James David Redding III ... sound effects editor
Esther Regelson ... dialogue editor

Visual Effects by

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István Veress Kovács ... senior matte painter
Jon Merrifield ... visual effects consultant

Stunts

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Cal Johnson ... stunt coordinator
Amy Lynn Tuttle ... stunt double: Diane Ladd

Camera and Electrical Department

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Tyler Borden ... digital utility
Darwin Brandis ... data manager
Jackson Lee Davis ... still photographer
David Dodd ... electrician
Kahlil Fadel ... electrician
Zsolt P. Haraszti ... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Jessica Hoffman ... grip
Michael Horton ... additional electrician
David Knudson ... best boy grip
John C. Lehman ... steadicam operator
Matthew Mebane ... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Justin Moskos ... grip
Alan Newcomb ... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Corey Skipper ... best boy electric
Dave Spencer ... key grip
Paige Thomas ... b camera operator / second unit cinematographer
James Tomaro ... gaffer

Casting Department

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Amelia Belle ... casting assistant
Dann Fink ... adr voice casting
Nicki Katz ... casting associate
Yumi Takada ... Japanese casting consultant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Sara Beth Bennett ... set costumer (as Sara Wallace-Bennett)
Maggie Muller ... key costumer

Location Management

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Sharon Cumbee ... location assistant
Steve Rhea ... location manager

Music Department

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John Carbonara ... music editor
Lilah Obregon-Wilson ... music supervisor (as Lilah Wilson)
Anthony Roman ... music supervisor

Script and Continuity Department

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James L. Heyward ... script supervisor (as James L. Heyward III)

Transportation Department

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Justin Masters ... driver

Additional Crew

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Diana Ascher ... post production accountant: trevanna post
Camilla Baker ... cast production assistant
Chad Bond ... key set production assistant
Emerson Bruns ... production legal services
John W. Burn ... marine co-ordinator
Mary Riley Clayton ... cast production assistant
Amanda Davis ... office production assistant
Gary Ebron ... payroll accountant
Brittany Fallow ... assistant: Ms. Ladd (as Brittany Bolduc)
Christian Froude ... assistant accountant
Kate M. Gibbs ... assistant production office coordinator
Nancy LaPook Diamond ... marketing consultant
Benjamin Mathes ... dialect coach: cast
Wills Maxwell Jr. ... office production assistant
Colie McClellan ... assistant to director
Ross Miller ... insurance broker
Chris Perez ... clearance counsel
Cody Pyper ... production assistant
Erez Rosenberg ... clearance counsel
Bob Shapiro ... finance comptroller
Cameron Sherman ... production assistant
Stacey Smith ... business affairs consultant
Blanche Sypher ... key craft service
Ian Sypher ... craft service assistant
Kiara Walker ... clearance legal assistant
Joy Saniel Waller ... first assistant accountant
Skylar A. Wilman ... insurance broker
Lara Wootton ... office production assistant

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

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 but 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 with their actions. Written by monterey media inc.

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Also Known As
  • Sophie és a felkelő nap (Hungary)
  • Софи и восходящее солнце (Russia)
  • Sophie i wschodzące słońce (Poland)
  • Sophie ve Güneşin Doğusu (Turkey, Turkish title)
  • Sophie si rasaritul (Romania)
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Runtime
  • 105 min
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Box Office

Opening Weekend United States $5,636, 27 Jan 2017

Did You Know?

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Trivia This movie marks the second collaboration between Julianne Nicholson and Margo Martindale. They previously appeared together in August: Osage County (2013). See more »
Movie Connections Features The Monster Walks (1932). See more »
Soundtracks Savoy Swinging See more »
Quotes [first lines]
Dr. Gilbert: [examining stranger] Know who he is?
Sheriff Cooper: Don't know why he ended up here. Got no wallet. Not a penny in his pocket. His bus was comin' from New York City. He mighta gotten on anywhere between there and here. Poor fella.
Dr. Gilbert: These are worker's hands. Could be a farmer.
Boy: Is that a Chinaman, Dr. Gilbert?
Dr. Gilbert: Sure is, Zack.
Sheriff Cooper: What's your name, boy?
Stranger: [straining] Ohta.
Sheriff Cooper: Don't even talk English.
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