A Little Piece of Sunshine

A Little Piece of Sunshine

1990 · 96 min · ★ 8.0 · Crime, Drama, TV Movie

Sunshine, an idyllic and almost forgotten island under British rule, is shortly to become independent. But a few days before this event is to take place, the British governor of the island is shot. Her Majesty's secret service is called in and Sam McCready asks Desmond Hannah of Scotland Yard to take charge of the case.

Directed by James Cellan Jones · Written by Murray Smith

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