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 and 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.
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Sophie and the Rising Sun
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After You've Gone
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Ruth Etting:
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Blessed Assurance
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Starlight Serenade
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Alan Moorhouse:
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Beautiful Dreamer
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Baby, Won't You Please Come Home
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Bessie Smith:
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Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, K467: Andante
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Benny's Zoot Suit
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Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
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Silent Night
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It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
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The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came
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All Creatures of Our God and King
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David Mansfield:
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Moonlight Magic
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Alan Moorhouse:
Writer
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