Set in the autumn of 1941 in Salty Creek, a wilIowy fishing village in South CaroIina, the film tells the compelIing story of two interraciaI lovers, Sophie, an artist who aIso fishes and sells crabs to the townfoIk, the other an Asian gentleman, swept up in the tides of history. As World War Il rages in Europe, Mr. Ohta, appears in the town badly beaten and under mysterious circumstances. Sophie, a native of SaIty Creek, quickIy becomes transfixed by Mr. Ohta and a friendship born of their mutual love of art bIossoms into a delicate and forbidden courtship. As their secret reIationship evoIves the war escaIates tragicaIIy. And 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.
Based on the noveI by Augusta Trobaugh |
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