Behind the Sun (film)
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| Behind the Sun (Abril Despedaçado) |
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| Directed by | Walter Salles |
| Produced by | Arthur Cohn |
| Written by | Ismail Kadare (novel) Karim Ainouz Sérgio Machado Walter Salles João Moreira Salles Daniela Thomas |
| Starring | Rodrigo Santoro José Dumont Rita Assemany Othon Bastos Wagner Moura Vinícius de Oliveira Ravi Ramos Lacerda Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos |
| Music by | Ed Cortês Antonio Pinto Beto Villares |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista International Miramax (US) |
| Release date(s) | 12 December 2001 (US) 1 May 2002 (Brazil) |
| Running time | 105 min |
| Language | Portuguese |
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Behind the Sun (Portuguese: Abril Despedaçado) is a 2001 Brazilian film directed by Walter Salles, produced by Arthur Cohn, starring Rodrigo Santoro. Its original Portugese title means Broken April, and it is based on the novel of that name by Ismail Kadare.
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[edit] Plot summary
It is the year 1910. A family feud in the Brazilian desert leads to ongoing bloodshed over a land dispute. A father orders his son to avenge the murder of his older brother. How will the young man deal with the inescapable cycle of violence?
[edit] Main cast
- José Dumont as the father
- Rodrigo Santoro as Tonho, the eldest son
- Rita Assemany as the Mother
- Ravi Ramos Lacerda as Pacu
- Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos as Salustiano
- Flávia Marco Antonio as Clara
- Everaldo Pontes as Old Blind Man
- Caio Junqueira as Inácio
- Mariana Loureiro as Widow
- Servilio De Holanda as Isaías
- Wagner Moura as Matheus
- Othon Bastos as Mr. Lourenço
- Gero Camilo as Reginaldo
- Vinícius de Oliveira as Ferreira Family Member
[edit] Quotations
"Have you ever known what is love? No, you haven't. And you won't. Can you hear the ticking of this clock? It always says 'one-more, one-more, one-more'; but now it is different. To you, it says 'one-less, one-less, one-less'...".
[edit] External links
- Abril Despedaçado at the Internet Movie Database
- Official site (English, French and Portuguese)
- Official US site by Miramax
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