The Sunset Limited

Nothing is ever black or white.

Feb 12, 2011 1h 30m

7.208

490 votes

Synopsis

A deeply religious black ex-con thwarts the suicide attempt of an asocial white college professor who tries to throw himself in front of an oncoming subway train, 'The Sunset Limited.' As the one attempts to connect on a rational, spiritual and emotional level, the other remains steadfast in his hard-earned despair. Locked in a philosophical debate, both passionately defend their personal credos and try to convert the other.

Title	The Sunset Limited
Companies	HBO Films, The Javelina Film Company
Countries	United States of America
Keywords	nihilism, faith, optimism, matter of life and death, based on play or musical, loneliness, debate, self-doubt, confined, nihilist, theological debate, philosophic conflict, optimist, complex, race relations, ideologies, religious conversation, apartment, philosophical debate, philosophical film