Behind the Sun (film)

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Behind the Sun (Abril Despedaçado)
original film poster
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
IMDb profile

Abril Despedaçado (English title: Behind the Sun) is a 2001 Brazilian film directed by Walter Salles, produced by Arthur Cohn, starring Rodrigo Santoro. It is based on the book Broken April by Ismail Kadare.

1 Plot summary
2 Main cast
3 Quotations
4 External links

[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'...".