Shine

Shine

Language : English
Year : 1996
Medical Theme : Anxiety Disorder
Actors : Geoffrey Rush, Armin Mueller-Stahl, John Gielgud, Lynn Redgrave, Noah Taylor
Storyline : An Australian prodigy pianist David Helfgott and his siblings are abused by their father who has lost his family in early childhood in concentration camps in Europe. David finally manages to break away from his father and goes away for overseas studies. David later suffers from a mental breakdown and comes to Australia to stay in a medical institution. When he is released, he plans to study starts playing to study overseas, he later suffers a breakdown and returns to Australia and a life in an institution. Many years later he is released he first plays piano in a bar, before returning to play in the concert hall.