The participants in a role-playing game embark on a fictional train journey to the mysterious island of Hermia. Throughout the journey, everyone must remain strictly in character. But little by little, personal conflicts, repressed memories and hidden truths begin to intrude on the game. The apparent freedom of the journey increasingly transforms into a form of psychological and emotional control.
Between reality and performance, past and present, Amirali Navaee unfolds a multi-layered cinematic allegory about power, conformity and collective responsibility.
“Amirali Navaee’s ‘Sunshine Express’ is a rich allegory that explores how totalitarian systems are sustained through collective complicity.”
– Vanja Kaludjercic