Sunshine (1999)

Sunshine (1999)

In a time of revolution, in a family torn by tradition, one man was consumed by love. 1999-09-13 Austria, Canada, Germany, Hungary 181 Min. PG-13
6.6 132 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

Ralph Fiennes is Ignatz/Adam/Ivan Sors
Ignatz/Adam/Ivan Sors
Rosemary Harris is Valerie Sors
Valerie Sors
Jennifer Ehle is Valerie Sonnenschein
Valerie Sonnenschein
Deborah Kara Unger is Carole Kovacs
Carole Kovacs
William Hurt is Andor Knorr
Andor Knorr
Molly Parker is Hannah Wippler
Hannah Wippler
James Frain is Gustave Sonnenschein
Gustave Sonnenschein
David de Keyser is Emmanuel Sonnenschein
Emmanuel Sonnenschein
John Neville is Gustave Sors
Gustave Sors
Miriam Margolyes is Rose Sonnenschein
Rose Sonnenschein
Rüdiger Vogler is Jakofalvy