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Abril Despedaçado
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 5017186114259
Format: PAL
Languages: Portuguese (Original Language),
Number Of Discs: 1
Theatrical Release Date: April 11, 2002
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Editorial Review:
Behind the Sun is a rapturous Western, a big film about a big, unwanted destiny visited upon a vulnerable, young hero. Adapted from the novel Broken April by Albanian writer Ismail Kadare (the story has been transferred from Europe to Brazil's rugged, northeastern badlands in 1910), Behind the Sun concerns two families and their long-running land war, which has robbed many a young man of his hope, love and, ultimately, life. Sent by his aggrieved father to avenge the slaying of an older brother, Tonho (Rodrigo Santoro), in torment, carries out his bloody, ancestral obligation and then proposes a truce between the families. Director Walter Salles (Central Station) aims to make a magnificently crafted, lush, and exotic epic told in broad strokes for art house aficionados, and he succeeds almost to a self-conscious fault. Still, there is nothing like a stirring, archetypal tragedy about the endless repercussions of violence and the sacrifice of innocence to a dubious cause. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Traditions that are not quite as sweet as the sugar processed...
Throughout the world there are a million stories happening every second. Try to wrap your mind around that for a moment. As I sit here and type, or as you sit there and read this review, there are people experiencing their lives through sadness, adventure, humor, or experimentation. There are those who are finally breaking free from the monotony of life by exploring outside of the box to see where an unfocused, un-traveled path may lead them. Alas, not all of these stories can make it to the ... Read More
Rating: - Good movie
It's no Central Station (Central do Brasil), but this movie is a good one. I'm a fan of Brazilian cinema, and I'll be adding this one to my list of favorites. It's a touching movie about a young guy caught in the middle of a family feud. His brother has been killed and now the weight of his family's honor and tradition..etc, becomes his burden to carry. The movie is basically about how he chooses to deal with the situation. For anyone studying the portuguese language, the portuguese in this movie ... Read More
Rating: - In the best tradition of Brazilian regionalist storytelling
This was a captivating movie, with beautiful filming that captures the awesome, rugged beauty of the Brazilian sertao. And the story was as captivating and satisfying as it was conventional. What is remarkable about this film, beyond the beauty of the imagery, is the bittersweet ending, that leaves you both relieved that the outcome was not what was expected, but that also was as sad and tragic as a story could be.
Although this movie was based on a novel by an Albanian writer, it ... Read More
Rating:  - Behind the Sun
This is a beautiful, little known film. It is not full of spectacular action sequences but is full of quiet, natural beauty and the depth of human emotions and desires.
Rating: - Words cannot do this film justice!
Set in Brazil in 1910, Behind the sun is the tale of two families who are caught up in a deadly feud over land, which each family says they own. It is a mythical tale of the eldest son fighting until his death, so that the family can retain possession of disputed territory, with the eldest brother forced to play the part of murdering his brother's murderer, time after time. Set in the remotest part of Brazil, Tonio (played by Rodrigo Santoro) is forced to carry out a bloody ritual, killing the son ... Read More
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