The Man Who Stole the Sun

The Man Who Stole the Sun

1979147 min7.3 / 10

A tense psychological thriller about a humiliated teacher's descent into nuclear terrorism, blending intimate character study with high-stakes paranoia.

A high school science teacher is the butt of all his students' jokes, until their bus is hijacked on a school trip. But something more sinister lurks beneath the surface: he's building an atomic bomb in his apartment.

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