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Behind the Sun (2001)
Synopsis & Story Arc
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Brazilian badlands, April 1910. Tonho is ordered by his father to avenge the death of his older brother. The young man knows that if he commits this crime, his life will be divided in two: the twenty years he has already lived and the few days he has left to live, before the other family avenges their son's death. He is torn between fulfilling his ancestral duty and rebelling against it, urged by his younger brother Pacu. That's when a tiny travelling circus passes through the vast badlands where Tonho's family lives.
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Directing & Screenplay
Cast & Characters
Rodrigo Santoro
Rodrigo Santoro
as Tonho
José Dumont
José Dumont
as Pai
Rita Assemany
Rita Assemany
as Mãe
Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos
Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos
as Salustiano
Ravi Ramos Lacerda
Ravi Ramos Lacerda
as PacuFlavia Marco Antonio
Flavia Marco Antonio
as Clara
Everaldo Pontes
Everaldo Pontes
as Velho Cego
Caio Junqueira
Caio Junqueira
as Inácio
Wagner Moura
Wagner Moura
as Matheus
Othon Bastos
Othon Bastos
as Mr. LourençoMariana Loureiro
Mariana Loureiro
as WidowServílio de Holanda
Servílio de Holanda
as IsaíasCinematography & Large-Format Specifications
Cinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 95 min |
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The pipe organ composition from Hans Zimmer at the edge of Gargantua is monumental. Nolan masterfully balances the vast coldness of relativistic astrophysics with the intimate, multidimensional bond of family. A transcendent achievement of cinema.
"Do not go gentle into that good night, Rage, rage against the dying of the light." Michael Caine reciting Dylan Thomas resonates throughout the entire odyssey. Pure cinematic grandeur.