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73 out of 100

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7.7 out of 10

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  • Starring: José Dumont, Rodrigo Santoro
  • Summary: Set in the Brazilian badlands in 1910, Behind the Sun tells the story of two families locked in a generations-old deadly feud. It started out as a battle over land, but now it's escalated into a series of reprisals that is claiming the lives of the young men on both sides. (Miramax Films)

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Ernest Hardy
    100
    That tragedy looms heavily in Behind the Sun only makes its life-affirming moments -- resonate more deeply and powerfully in a film that is one of the year's best.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    90
    Carvalho's superb cinematography, Antonio Pinto's score and a dedicated cast and crew admirably sustain this poetic and uncompromising film.
  3. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Chris Barsanti
    60
    A film with a bare-bones story told with such potency that its occasional flights of heavy-handed symbolism are easily excused.

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