Shine 1996

7.7/10


NETFLIX Rating : 3.8


IMDB Rating : 7.7


FD Smart Rating : 7.7


Synopsis : Troubled virtuoso David Helfgott triumphs over a domineering father, schizophrenia and an obsession with Rachmaninoff's 'Piano Concerto No. 3.'


Regions Available ( 1 ) :
Japan

Creators:

Jan Sardi , Scott Hicks

Languages:

English [Original]

Subtitles:

Japanese

Genres:

Biography, Drama, Music, Romance

Release Date:

1996

Run Time:

1h40m

Maturity Rating:

All Ages

As a child piano prodigy, David Helfgott's musical ambitions generate friction with his overbearing father, Peter. When Helfgott travels to London on a musical scholarship, his career as a pianist blossoms. However, the pressures of his newfound fame, coupled with the echoes of his tumultuous childhood, conspire to bring Helfgott's latent schizophrenia boiling to the surface, and he spends years in and out of various mental institutions.