Behind The Sun

Behind the Sun is a 2001 Brazilian film directed by Walter Salles, produced by Arthur Cohn, and starring Rodrigo Santoro. Its original Portuguese title means Shattered April, and it is based on the novel of the same name written by the Albanian writer Ismail Kadare, about the honor culture in the North of Albania. The year is 1910; the place, the badlands of Northeast Brazil. Twenty-year-old Tonho is the middle son of an impoverished farm family, the Breves. He is next in line to kill and then die in an ongoing blood feud with a neighboring clan, the Ferreiras. For generations, the two...
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Release date:	December 12, 2001
Directed by:	Walter Salles
Rated:
Runtime:	105 Minutes
Producer:	Arthur Cohn
Music by:	Ed Cortês, Beto Villares, Antonio Pinto
Screenplay by:	Walter Salles, Karim Aïnouz, Sérgio Machado, João Moreira Salles, Daniela Thomas
Estimated budget:	$4,000,000
Adapted from:	Broken April

Cast of Behind The Sun

Rodrigo Santoro

Tonho

Born:August 22, 1975

Age:36

Wagner Moura

Born:June 27, 1976

Age:35

José Dumont

Born:July 1, 1950

Age:61

Othon Bastos

Born:May 23, 1933

Age:79

Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos

Everaldo Pontes

Honors and Awards

Year	Award Nomination
2001	BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Arthur Cohn
2002	Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Film director of Behind The Sun

Walter Salles

Born: April 12, 1956

Age: 56

Education: The Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry

Walter Moreira Salles, Jr. is a Brazilian filmmaker and film producer of international prominence. Salles was born in Rio de Janeiro. He is the son of Elizinha Goncalves and Walter Moreira Salles, a Brazilian banker and ambassador, and the brother of João Moreira Salles, also a filmmaker....
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Frequently Asked Questions

Q:
How long is the runtime of the film "Behind the Sun"?
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The runtime is 105 minutes.
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Who was the director of the film "Behind the Sun"?
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Walter Salles was the film's director.
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Who was the distributor of the motion picture, "Behind the Sun"?
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Buena Vista Distribution distributed the film.
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Who played the production role for the movie, "Behind the Sun"?
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Arthur Cohn was the show's producer.
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Who were the stars of the motion picture, "Behind the Sun"?
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Rodrigo Santoro, José Dumont, Rita Assemany, Othon Bastos, Wagner Moura and Vinícius de Oliveira played leading roles.
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When was the film "Behind the Sun" released?
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The film was released in December, 2001.
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Who composed the music for the motion picture Behind the Sun?
A:
Ed Cortês, António Pinto and Beto Villares composed the music score for the movie's soundtrack.
Q:
What is the approximate runtime of the movie "Behind the Sun"?
A:
The total time for the film is 105 minutes.
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Who wrote the film Behind the Sun?
A:
Ismail Kadare, Karim Ainouz and Sérgio Machado wrote the movie's script.

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