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"Behind the Sun"
2001
Directed by Walter Salles

A moving story of young people caught up in ancestral violence, looking for a way out. The ongoing feud between a family of poor sugarcane farmers and one of wealth and property is expected to be carried on by young Tonho, who is supposed to avenge the death of his older brother. Tonho's younger brother and the arrival of a beautiful circus performer tempt him to rebel against his bloody obligation and find a new life before he falls victim to his current one. "Salles and cinematographer Walter Carvalho provide images that sear themselves into your memory...Salles sees poetry in his characters' faces as well" (Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune). Portuguese with English subtitles.  92 minutes.