Having wrong race or ethnicity at the wrong place and wrong time can be quite unpleasant, even in countries that tend to pride themselves as “melting pots” and beacons of modern democracy. This is situation that represents major theme in *Snow Falling on Cedars*, 1999 period drama directed by Scott Hicks. The plot, based on the eponymous novel by David Guterson, is set in 1950 at San Piedro Island, fictional island…






