Behind the sun / Miramax Films ; a co-production of VideoFilmes, Haut et Court, Bac Films, Dan Valley AG ; an Arthur Cohn production ; screenplay by Walter Salles, Sérgio Machado, Karim Aïnouz ; produced by Arthur Cohn; directed by Walter Salles.
Edition:
Widescreen (2.35:1).
Publisher:
Miramax Home Entertainment,
Copyright Date:
2001
Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
José Dumont, Rodrigo Santoro, Rita Assemany, Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos, Ravi Ramos Lacerda, Flavia Marco Antonio. Inspired by Ismail Kadaré's novel, Broken April. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2001. A foreign film (Brazil, France, Switzerland). Special features: theatrical trailer.
Summary:
Two families, who both grow sugar cane, have been squabbling over the ownership of a piece of land for years. The disagreement then turned violent. The Breveses, a much smaller family, have been suffering more than their rivals and a steady drop in sugar prices has also left the family with little but their pride. When the eldest son of the Breves family is killed, his father orders his next-oldest son to kill one of the Ferreira boys. The son finds himself questioning the wisdom of this bloody rivalry, and he ponders his fate while spending time with his younger brother and a pair of travelling circus performers.
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