Sunshine State (2002)

Directed by

John Sayles

Genre

drama film, comedy drama

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 14m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 43 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two women in a small Florida town navigate personal turning points while developers push to change their community. The story follows their lives and the tensions around race and property.

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What happens

Sunshine State is a 2002 American drama film written and directed by John Sayles. The picture stars an ensemble cast that features Angela Bassett, Edie Falco, Jane Alexander, Alan King, Timothy Hutton, Mary Steenburgen, Bill Cobbs, and others. It was filmed on Amelia Island, Florida, which includes settings in Fernandina Beach. For her performance in the film, Falco received the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress. Set in a small town in northern Florida, the main two intertwining stories focus on two women at crucial points in their lives, and also comments on such issues as race relations and commercial property development. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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