Review of Behind the Sun (2013) by Shamina D — 22 Feb 2008

Beautiful movie, the characters are very endearing! Just love it! Also love hearing Portuguese.

This review of Behind the Sun (2013) was written by Shamina D on 22 Feb 2008.

Behind the Sun has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Romulo V (6) on 01 Dec 2007

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