Behind the Sun
Original title: Abril Despedaçado · Turkish title: Güneşin Ardında
2001 · 1 h 45 min
Directed by 
Walter Salles
Walter SallesCast
Rodrigo Santoro 
José Dumont Rita Assemany
Credits
Written by: 
Karim Aïnouz
Plot
In 1910 in the Brazilian backlands, a young man is chosen by family custom to kill a member of a rival family, setting off a blood feud.
Sinekatalog’s take
Walter Salles's Brazilian drama follows a boy forced by tradition to kill in a blood feud. Spare, sun-baked and beautifully shot, with Rodrigo Santoro, it is a quiet, tragic tale of honour's cycle.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (7,904 votes)
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