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Sophie and the Rising Sun

2016 · 116 min

A quiet, tender romance unfolding against a backdrop of wartime prejudice, with a slow-building sense of dread.

Overview: 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.
How it feels: Melancholic, romantic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Love, race, isolation, family
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
race
isolation
family
justice
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild