Shine

Rain Man with Rachmaninoff. A young piano prodigy collapses under pressure from his overbearing father and the demands of concert performance. Geoffrey Rush's singular performance makes this more than another comeback story.

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Scott Hicks directed Shine in 1996. See Scott Hicks's full filmography, where to start with Scott Hicks, or where to go after you've seen everything by Scott Hicks.

Shine was released in 1996 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 105 minutes.