Sunshine poster
Screenplay István Szabó, Israel Horovitz
Director István Szabó

Sunshine

Tagline: In a time of revolution, in a family torn by tradition, one man was consumed by love.

Release Date: 1999-09-13

Duration: 181 minutes

Synopsis

The story of 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.

Casting

  • Rachel Weisz
    Greta
  • Ralph Fiennes
    Ignatz/Adam/Ivan Sors
  • Jennifer Ehle
    Valerie Sonnenschein
  • James Frain
    Gustave Sonnenschein
  • Mark Strong
    István Sors
  • William Hurt
    Andor Knorr
  • Molly Parker
    Hannah Wippler
  • Miriam Margolyes
    Rose Sonnenschein
  • Rosemary Harris
    Valerie Sors
  • Deborah Kara Unger
    Carole Kovacs