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Shine

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One South EastLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HD

Award-winning drama based on a true story. Living in fifties Australia, the young David Helfgott excels at piano playing but is forbidden by his father to accept a scholarship to study further. In spite of his father's misgivings he travels to England where his genius is recognised, but then suffers a setback that will change his life forever. Show less

Contributors

David Helfgott as an Adult:
Geoffrey Rush
David Helfgott as an Adolescent:
Noah Taylor
Cecil Parkes:
John Gielgud
Sylvia:
Sonia Todd
David Helfgott as a Child:
Alex Rafalowicz
Eisteddfod Presenter:
Gordon Poole
Ben Rosen:
Nicholas Bell
Isaac Stern:
Randall Berger
Katharine Susannah Prichard:
Googie Withers
Director:
Scott Hicks
Writer:
Jan Sardi
Producer:
Jane Scott
Director of photography:
Geoffrey Simpson

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