Behind the Sun (Abril Despedacado)
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- Synopsis
- A young man is forced to choose between family tradition and his own dreams and desires in this drama from Brazilian filmmaker Walter Salles. In 1910 in a remote farming community, two families, the Breveses and the Ferreiras, both of whom earn their ......
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- Director(s)
- Walter Salles, Jr.
- Distributor(s)
- Miramax
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 105 min.
Critic Reviews
Carvalho's superb cinematography, Antonio Pinto's score and a dedicated cast and crew admirably sustain this poetic and uncompromising film.Read the full review
Consummately crafted and stunningly shot in magnificent locations deep in Brazil's remote northeastern badlands, the film unapologetically courts the commercial curve of the international arthouse arena with its rustic exotica and sensory overload of poetic imagery, giving it something of a grandiose air.Read the full review
This tale is both redemptive and tragic, if occasionally melodramatic.Read the full review
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