Shine (film) "universal acclaim". "Shine" grossed $35,892,330 in the United States and Canada. The film also grossed $10,187,418 at the box office in Australia. Shine (film) Shine is a 1996 Australian biographical drama film based on the life of pianist David Helfgott, who suffered a mental breakdown and spent years in institutions. It stars Geoffrey Rush, Lynn Redgrave, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Noah Taylor, John Gielgud, Googie Withers, Justin Braine, Sonia Todd, Nicholas Bell, Chris Haywood and Alex Rafalowicz. The screenplay was written by Jan Sardi, and directed by Scott Hicks. The film made its US premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. In 1997,
Shine (Swedish band) release. During April 2000, Shine began promoting their material by performing at places such as Neptun restaurant in Haninge on April 29, 2000. Also during April, Shine began doing a photo shoot for their upcoming single release. At the same time, Shine began announcing her first single release as "Loverboy", and announced three other song titles on her website, "I Do What I Like", "Smile", and "Go-Go Dance". On August 17 - August 19, Shine began presenting their new material at Popkomm, a popular international Pop music convention located in Europe. Sometime during September 2000, Shine's debut single was released