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Son of the Sunshine

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Wikipedia article




'Son of the Sunshine' is a Canadian supernatural drama film.[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/son-of-the-sunshine-spins-a-mysterious-tale-about-tourettes/article628470/ "Son of the Sunshine spins a mysterious tale about Tourette's"]. 'The Globe and Mail', April 8, 2011. Directed by Ryan Ward and written by Ward and Matthew Heiti, the film stars Ward as Sonny Johnns, a young man with Tourette syndrome who undergoes an experimental surgical procedure to cure the condition, only to discover that he also loses his supernatural ability to heal others.

The film premiered at Slamdance Film Festival and other film festivals in 2009, and had a general release in 2011.

Critical response



The film received 3.5 out of 4 stars from both the 'Toronto Star'[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2011/04/07/son_of_the_sunshine_the_bend_cancon_cage_match.html "Son of the Sunshine, The Bend: Can-con cage match"]. 'Toronto Star', April 7, 2011. and the 'National Post'.[https://archive.today/20140305051657/http://arts.nationalpost.com/2011/04/08/film-review-son-of-the-sunshine-3-5-stars/ "Film Review: Son of the Sunshine (3.5 stars)"]. 'National Post', April 8, 2011.

Awards and nominations



Ward and Heiti received a Genie Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay at the 32nd Genie Awards in 2012.[http://thetfs.ca/2012/02/20/interview-ryan-ward-and-matt-heiti-of-son-of-the-sunshine/#.Us-vHvt0lDA "Keeping it alive: Ryan Ward and Matt Heiti talk Son of the Sunshine and Genie nominations"]. 'Toronto Film Scene', February 20, 2012. Ward won the Best Actor Rising Star Award at the 2009 Edmonton International Film Festival,[http://www2.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/arts/story.html?id=61261adf-bf36-4baf-a832-f2ffb5eea562 "Acclaimed Canadian film hits Broadway"]. 'Saskatoon StarPhoenix', October 14, 2011. and the film won the Audience Award for Best Feature at the 2009 Malibu Film Festival.[http://www.smmirror.com/articles/news/Malibu-Film-Festival-Hosts-Screenings-in-Santa-Monica/28939 "Malibu Film Festival Hosts Screenings in Santa Monica"]. 'Santa Monica Mirror', August 16, 2009.

References




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