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In a small Southern town in the autumn of 1941, Sophie’s lonely life is transformed when an Asian man arrives under mysterious circumstances. Their love affair becomes the lightning rod for long-buried conflicts that erupt in bigotry and violence with the outbreak of World War ll.
Julianne Nicholson Takashi Yamaguchi Margo Martindale Diane Ladd Lorraine Toussaint Karen Wheeling Reynolds Mickey Dodge Don Henderson Baker Joel Murray David Dickson Reynolds Kenneth Charles Graham Sabrina Mayfield Jan Hartsell Cali Ward Meredith Jackson Antonio Roberts Colie McClellan Ben VanderMey Bobby Henline Johnny Pope II Gray Turner
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