Is Behind the Sun sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Behind the Sun scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Behind the Sun end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Behind the Sun violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Behind the Sun easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Behind the Sun

Name: Behind the Sun
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Romance
Released: 2001
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Rodrigo Santoro, José Dumont, Rita Assemany, Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos, Ravi Ramos Lacerda

Directed by Walter Salles

Produced by Bac Films, Dan Valley Film

200195 min7.4 / 10

A melancholic meditation on fate, duty, and the possibility of escape set against a cycle of familial vengeance in the Brazilian badlands.

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.

Clusters

Corrupted by Ambition Toxic Romantic Relationships Dark Stories About Forbidden Desire Historical Forbidden Romance Games And Gambling

Genres

Drama Thriller Romance

Keywords

Circus Revenge Traveling Circus Family Feud 1910s

Questions people ask

Is Behind the Sun sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Is Behind the Sun scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Does Behind the Sun end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Behind the Sun violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Is Behind the Sun easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.