Sommersby

• Drama
• Thriller
• Mystery
• Romance

Following the American Civil War, Laurel Sommersby tentatively welcomes home her husband, Jack, after years believing him lost to the conflict, only to find a man profoundly altered – softened, educated, and possessing a gentle demeanor strikingly unlike the harsh, taciturn man she once knew. Suspicion ripples through their small, post-Reconstruction Southern community as whispers of an imposter ignite, culminating in a tense courtroom drama fueled by racial tensions and deeply buried secrets. The film isn’t a whodunit focused on identifying a fraud, but a nuanced exploration of how we construct identities through memory and longing, and whether love can truly transcend a fractured past. It examines the possibility of reinvention and the inherent instability of self amidst the dramatic societal shifts of the era, ultimately asking if a transformed man is preferable to a cherished ghost.