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Sometimes you don't want a prestige drama or a murder case, but just a summer love with sun, sea, and two families that can't stand each other. The Last Sunrise is exactly that: a forbidden romance in Mallorca, with a disease story that gives the film a bit more weight than the average holiday fling. Below you can read everything you want to know in advance, without us spoiling the plot.
What is The Last Sunrise about?
Ry is a young dancer who is primarily concerned about which step follows which. Until she has an epileptic seizure while dancing and it turns out she has tuberous sclerosis. This is a rare genetic condition that causes various benign tumors to form in the body. The tumors in her head cause the seizures.
She has two options. Medication, which according to the film makes her numb. Or surgery, with the chance that she will lose all her memories. Ry chooses the pills and travels with her overprotective mother Isolde to Mallorca, the island where her mother grew up.
There she meets Julián García, a local fisherman. He shows her the real Mallorca, outside the luxury resorts: beaches, boat trips, and motorcycle rides to places where ordinary tourists never go. Ry wants to experience what it's like to not be a patient for once, and decides to stop her medication. Dangerous, but according to her, worth the risk. Gradually, she falls for Julián. That can't happen, because like in every telenovela, their families are arch-enemies. It's Romeo & Juliet on a Spanish island.
What makes the film different from an ordinary summer romance?
On paper, it has the entire summer love handbook: beautiful lead actors, a place where the sun never stops shining, and characters with secrets. Yet the film wants to be more than a romantic holiday story à la Dirty Dancing. Ry's illness and her mother's panic are central. This raises the question of how much risk you can take to feel truly alive, and what the consequences of that are.
Clichés are also present, we admit that honestly: dramatic misunderstandings, a new antagonist, and a business conflict that threatens to ruin a relationship. That's part of the genre. But the illness is not a standard ingredient. The story is inspired, according to our article, by a true story: the author of the book has a son who suffers from the same disease. Therefore, you see not a character trapped in a chronic condition, but someone who is allowed to fall in love, make mistakes, and dream about the future.
Who is playing in The Last Sunrise?
| Actor | Role | You might know him or her from |
|---|---|---|
| Maia Reficco | Ry, the young dancer with tuberous sclerosis | Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, Kally’s Mashup, Hadestown (Broadway) |
| Fernando Linez | Julián García, local fisherman | Élite, SKAM España, Scandal: Story of an Obsession |
| Eva Longoria | Isolde, Ry’s overprotective mother | Desperate Housewives (Gabriella Solis) |
Maia Reficco
Maia Reficco is an Argentine-American actress and singer. You might know her as Noa Olivar from Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin and as Montana from Kally’s Mashup. On stage, she played Eurydice in the Broadway musical Hadestown.
Fernando Linez
Fernando Linez plays Julián. You might recognize his face from Élite, SKAM España, and Scandal: Story of an Obsession. Julián is the fisherman who shows Ry what there is to experience outside the hotel walls, and who ironically has little to do with tourists in the film.
Eva Longoria
Eva Longoria, known as Gabriella Solis from Desperate Housewives, plays Ry’s mother Isolde. Her character is overprotective, and it turns out not without reason: she is right that Ry is getting sicker. Additionally, Julián's father Mateo and the character Carlos appear, about whom you can read more below.
Is The Last Sunrise based on a book by Anna Todd?
Yes, but with a twist. The book by Anna Todd, the author of the After books, actually started as a film script. Therefore, it was not difficult to translate it to the screen: first script, then book, now again film. The main lines from the book have remained exactly the same. Ry goes to Mallorca with her mother, falls in love with Julián, and tells him nothing about her illness.
What has changed compared to the book?
- Carlos has been added. This character is meant to bring some extra tension to the romance.
- Less Mateo. You see less of the relationship between Julián and his father Mateo.
- Less background on Isolde. Also, what Mateo has to do with Ry’s mother gets less space.
Haven't read the book? Then you miss nothing. Have you read it? Then you recognize the story, with a few shifts in the subplots.
Where was The Last Sunrise filmed?
Not in a studio with a greenscreen. A summer love needs a real warm climate, so it was filmed in Mallorca. The cast and crew stayed there for two months. Our travel editorial team selected the locations and wrote a separate piece about it: The Last Sunrise was filmed at these locations in Mallorca. The main locations listed:
| Location | What is it? |
|---|---|
| Sa Fortalesa | Seventeenth-century fortress by the bay of Pollença, now an estate with two swimming pools. In the film, the luxury hotel. |
| Deià | Coastal village on the World Heritage List, in a valley at the foot of the Teix mountain. Part of Ry’s discovery journey. |
| Valldemossa | Mountain village in the Tramuntana mountain range with a Carthusian monastery from the fourteenth century. |
| Cala Marcella | Bay with white sand and turquoise water, this year number 12 on a list of the 50 best beaches in the world. |
Want to do it yourself? Deià is located at a rugged bay that “could be in National Geographic”, and in Valldemossa you must (yes, must) try coca de patata, a bun made of potato, sugar, and egg. It sounds strange, but it is said to be delicious.
What did we think of it?
Our reviewer has not kept it a secret: The Last Sunrise became the new favorite film. Not high art, but a film that fully engages you in less than two hours with the warmest summer love of the season. Yes, there are clichés. But as we see it: sometimes that's exactly what you feel like.
What elevates the film above average is that it takes its protagonist seriously. Ry is not a pathetic girl who needs to be saved. She makes a difficult choice and has to live with the consequences. That gives the romance some weight, without smothering the summer vibe. You can read the full review here: The Last Sunrise: this forbidden summer love in Mallorca is one you want to see.
For whom is the film suitable and not?
- you're in the mood for a forbidden summer love with drama
- you don't get tired of your Romeo & Juliet stories and feuding families
- you want to daydream about Mallorca
- you want a story with a sad edge and a tear
- you're allergic to dramatic misunderstandings
- you expect an original plot without genre clichés
- you don't feel like a sickness story
What other book adaptations are coming to Prime Video?
The Last Sunrise fits in a row: Prime Video continues to release book adaptations. Who after Off Campus, Every Summer After and The Summer I Turned Pretty is not done yet, can look forward all year. Everything we wrote about this is in All book adaptations on Prime Video. These are the titles that belong to it:
| Title | Date | What is it about? |
|---|---|---|
| The Last Sunrise | August 26 | Forbidden summer love in Mallorca with a sickness story. |
| Drawn Together | September 9 | A rich businessman’s daughter gets a bodyguard after a kidnapping. Spanish romantic thriller. |
| The Love Hypothesis | September 23 | PhD student Olive Smith and professor Adam Carlsen start a fake relationship. |
| Maxton Hall season 3 | from December | Ruby and James after the cliffhangers of season two. |
| Culpa Tuya London | June 17 (already out) | Noah and Nick, after their breakup, with Nick in London. |
The Love Hypothesis
The film is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Ali Hazelwood, known from BookTok. Lili Reinhart plays Olive Smith, a PhD biology student at Stanford University. She kisses in a moment of impulse professor Adam Carlsen (Tom Bateman), the tyrant of the lab, and then they start fake dating. You will also see among others Rachel Marsh, Nicholas Duvernay, and Jaboukie Young-White. Claire Scanlon directed, and the film lasts about 1 hour and 52 minutes. You can read more in You can watch The Love Hypothesis starting today on Prime Video.
Drawn Together (Culpa Mía fans, pay attention)
Drawn Together comes from Mercedes Ron, the author behind the Culpables books on which Culpa Mía is based. The film is based on Marfil, the first book in the Enfrentados series. Ester Expósito (Carla from Élite) plays Marfil Cortés, the daughter of an influential Spanish businessman. After her kidnapping, and her inexplicable release, her father hires Sebastián Moore as a bodyguard; he is played by Hugo Diego García. The film lasts 1 hour and 44 minutes. Between September 14 and 20, Drawn Together topped the global list of most-watched Prime Original films, ahead of among others The Runner, You+Me – Against the World, and The Last Sunrise. A sequel, Drawn Apart, has already been announced. You can read the whole story in A fan of Culpa Mía? Then you want to see the number 1 movie on Prime Video.
What else do you watch if you're in the mood for YA romance?
Did The Last Sunrise put you in the mood for more? Then there are plenty of options. In Off Campus for example, you follow Hannah Wells and hockey player Garrett Graham, based on the books by Elle Kennedy; our editorial team finished the series in one weekend (our review). After that, you can continue with Maxton Hall, The Summer I Turned Pretty, Tell Me Lies, and more. In the mood for a summer series with an island, a family secret, and a love triangle? Then Sterling Point your answer is, all eight episodes are on Prime Video. And for those who prefer a more adult story: Every After Year is about 28-year-old Percy who returns to her hometown Barry’s Bay after ten years.
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Frequently asked questions about The Last Sunrise
Where can I watch The Last Sunrise?
On Amazon Prime Video. The movie has been available since August 26.
What is The Last Sunrise about?
About Ry, a young dancer with tuberous sclerosis who travels to Mallorca with her mother, falls in love with the fisherman Julián García, and stops taking her medication to feel truly alive. Their families are enemies.
Who is playing in The Last Sunrise?
Maia Reficco plays Ry, Fernando Linez plays Julián, and Eva Longoria plays Ry's mother Isolde.
Is The Last Sunrise based on a book?
Yes, on a book by Anna Todd, the author of the After books. That book originally started as a movie script. The main lines have remained the same, but for example, a character (Carlos) has been added.
Is The Last Sunrise a true story?
Not literally. According to our article, the clinical picture is indeed inspired by a true story: the author of the book has a son with the same illness.
Where was The Last Sunrise filmed?
In Mallorca, among others at Sa Fortalesa, in Deià, in Valldemossa and on the beach Cala Marcella. The cast and crew stayed there for two months.
What disease does Ry have in The Last Sunrise?
Tuberous sclerosis, a rare genetic disorder characterized by benign tumors in the body. Due to the tumors in her head, she experiences epileptic seizures.
How long does The Last Sunrise last?
Less than two hours. An exact playing time is not stated in our articles.
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