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Sunshine

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Producing House

The fate of a Hungarian Jewish family throughout the 20th century.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1999-09-13

Runtime: 181 mins

Director: István Szabó

Spoken language: Magyar, Français, English

Genres: Drama, History, Romance, War

Original title: Sunshine

Production Companies: Téléfilm Canada, Channel Four Films, Dor Film, Alliance Atlantis, Serendipity Point Films, Eurimages, Kinowelt, Hungarian Motion Picture Fund, ISL Film, InterCom, TV 2, Vienna Film Financing Fund, ORF, Starhaus Filmproduktion, The Movie Network

Production Countries: Austria, Canada, Germany, Hungary

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