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Brazil, 1910, and the reason for the blood feud between
two families is long forgotten. Yet neither family has got
to the point where it can see the futility of killing and
the pointlessness of their deadly ritual. 'The Kid' - who
knows that it is his beloved elder brother Tonho that is
next, and for whom such a loss is as unfathomable as it
is absurd - questions this cycle of revenge and reprisal.
A chance meeting with a passing circus act, affects the
brothers and hope anew springs forth. However, is this newfound
hope enough to break the cycle?
A visually stunning piece of filmmaking, Behind The Sun
is both tragic and uplifting.
Awards
Nominated,
Best
Film not in the English Language, Bafta 2002
Nominated, Best Foreign Language Film, Goldon Globes 2002
Critics
"This
is as close to poetry as cinema gets." Anthony
Minghella, The Guardian
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Director
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Walter
Salles |
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Writers |
Karim
Ainouz |
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Cast |
José Dumont
Rodrigo Santoro
Rita Assemany
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Cert |
12 |
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Length |
1hr
31mins |
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Country |
Braz/Fra/Switz
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Language |
In
Portugese with English subtitles |
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