Land of Sunshine - Sunshine State

Movie
German title	Land of Sunshine - Sunshine State
Original title	Sunshine State
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	2002
length	134 minutes
Age rating	FSK without Al.
Rod
Director	John Sayles
script	John Sayles
production	Maggie Renzi
music	Mason Daring
camera	Patrick Cady
cut	John Sayles
occupation
	Alex Lewis : Terrell Wilkins; Alan King : Murray Silver; Cullen Douglas : Jefferson Cash; Clifton James : Buster Bidwell; Eliot Asinof : Silent Sam; James McDaniel : Reggie Perry; Angela Bassett : Desiree Stokes Perry; Edie Falco : Marly Temple; Amanda Wing : Krissy; Timothy Hutton : Jack Meadows; Perry Lang : Greg; Miguel Ferrer : Lester; Gordon Clapp : Earl Pinkney; Kyle Meenan : Dick Yordan; Mary Steenburgen : Francine Pinkney; Mary Alice : Eunice Stokes; Ralph Waite : Furman Temple; Richard Edson : Steve Tregaskis;

Land of Sunshine - Sunshine State ( Sunshine State is) an American film drama of John Sayles from the year 2002 .

action

A festival is held annually in the small town of Delrona Beach to commemorate the pirates who once worked in the region. Afro-American boy Terrell Wilkins is accused of the crime after one of the moving trucks is set on fire. He will be handed over to Eunice Stokes' care.

Stokes is visited by her daughter Desiree, who works as an actress. Desiree, who became pregnant in high school and then moved away, is accompanied by her husband, Reggie Perry. She meets her former boyfriend from school.

Marly Temple runs a motel in town. She wants to sell the property to a group of investors, but her father - the owner - doesn't consent. Temple has a love affair with landscape architect Jack Meadows.

Reviews

Peter Travers wrote in Rolling Stone magazine on July 4, 2002 that as a viewer you can feel the “ fire of history ”, its humor and its humanity. Based on the fate of an African-American and a white family, the director shows how race and politics separate the people of Florida.

The Lexicon of International Films wrote that the film was "an ensemble film about the heat outside and the cold inside and the difficulty of living the" American dream " ". It is " full of allusions " and characterized by " subtle humor and poetry ".

Awards

Edie Falco won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award in 2002 and the Golden Satellite Award in 2003 ; she was nominated for the 2003 Online Film Critics Society Award . Angela Bassett won the Black Reel Award and the Image Award in 2003 . John Sayles won the Florida Film Critics Circle Award in 2003 .

background

The film was shot in various locations in Florida , including Jacksonville . Its production amounted to an estimated 5.6 million US dollars . The film had its world premiere on May 19, 2002 at the Cannes International Film Festival . It grossed approximately $ 3.06 million in US cinemas.

Web links

Land of Sunshine - Sunshine State in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Land of Sunshine - Sunshine State at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Land of Sunshine - Sunshine State at Metacritic (English)

Individual evidence

[1] Review by Peter Travers, accessed August 7, 2007

[2] Land of Sunshine - Sunshine State in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed August 7, 2007

[3] Filming locations for Sunshine State, accessed August 7, 2007

[4] Box office / business for Sunshine State, accessed August 7, 2007

[5] Sunshine State premiere dates, accessed Aug. 7, 2007