Review of Behind the Sun (2013) by Sarah W — 08 Oct 2008
This film is a visual feast; the cinematography is utterly exquisite and even without a storyline, I would have been transfixed throughout. Walter Salles (Central Station, Motorcycle Diaries) is fast becoming one of my all time favourite screen directors.
This is a tale of family honour, pointless revenge, brotherly love, hopeless division, 'an eye for an eye until everyone is blind,' says little Pacu. An age old family feud separates the two families and determines that their beautiful sons perish, one by one.
Tonio, (Rodrigo Santoro) is trying to seek love and reason (as well as finish his chores) before his time is up - when the blood stain turns yellow in the wind and he will be hunted down. Set in 1910, in the desert landscape of the Brazilian Northeast, it is 'the middle of nothing' - a place called the Stream-of-Souls.
But there's no stream, says the travelling circus when it passes by one day. "No, the stream has all dried up; all that's left here are the souls,' replies little Pacu.
This review of Behind the Sun (2013) was written by Sarah W on 08 Oct 2008.
Behind the Sun has generally received very positive reviews.
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