Behind The Sun

Name: Behind The Sun
Genre: Drama
Released: 2002-05-01
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Rating: 7.70
Cast: Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos, Rita Assemany, José Dumont, Rodrigo Santoro

– Brazilian badlands, April 1910. Tonho is ordered by his father to avenge the death of his older brot..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.70 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 45 Minutes

Release Year:

2001

Original Name:

Abril Despedaçado

Behind The Sun — Behind the Sun (2001) - Also known as Abril Despedaçado

Brazilian badlands, April 1910. Tonho is ordered by his father to avenge the death of his older brother. The young man knows that if he commits this crime, his life will be divided in two: the twenty years he has already lived and the few days he has left to live, before the other family avenges their son's death. He is torn between fulfilling his ancestral duty and rebelling against it, urged by his younger brother Pacu. That's when a tiny travelling circus passes through the vast badlands where Tonho's family lives.

Styles:

Reflective, Tense, Gloomy, Sexy, Emotional, Bleak, Rough, Suspenseful, Realistic, Serious

Story Timeline:

1910s, 19th Century, 20th Century

Producing Country:

Brazil, Switzerland, France

Filming Locations:

Brazil, Argentina, Tokyo, Middle East, Latin America

Genre:

Drama

Behind the Sun (2001) - Trailer

Release Date:

01 May 2002

Language:

Portuguese

MPAA Content-Rating:

PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Behind the Sun

Directed by:

Walter Salles

Story Written By:

Daniela Thomas, Walter Salles, João Moreira Salles, Sérgio Machado, Ismail Kadare, Karim Aïnouz

Main Actors:

Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos, Rita Assemany, José Dumont, Rodrigo Santoro

Plot:

The Brazilian badlands, April 1910. Tonho is ordered by his father to avenge the death of his older brother. The young man knows that if he commits this crime, his life will be divided in two: the 20 years he has already lived and the few days he has left to live, before the other family avenges their son's death. He is torn between fulfilling his ancestral duty and rebelling against it, urged by his younger brother Pacu. That's when a tiny traveling circus passes through the vast badlands where Tonho's family lives.

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 8 wins & 4 nominations.

Production Company:

Miramax Films

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.7/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

74%

Metacritic:

73%