Behind the Sunis a true testament to the universality of stories surrounding duty and love.

What Is ‘Behind the Sun’ About?

You are constantly marked for it.

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Image by Jefferson Chacon

The stylish modern classic is a stunning and daring addition to the genre.

It was also Brazil’s choice to represent the country at the 2002 Academy Awards.

The word comes from “breve”, meaning something that happens in a short amount of time.

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When ordered by his father to avenge the death of his older brother, a young man questions the tradition of violence between two rival families.

However,the fate that awaits the Breves is a fate that also awaits all of us.

There is, after all, not a single individual in this world that won’t eventually die.

But whatBehind the Sunreally cares about is what you do in the time that you’ve got left.

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Tonho chooses to live.

Alas, Tonho does come back.

There are two ways of looking at Tonho’s return.

Rodrigo Santoro

Tonho comes back because, just like each and every one of us,he can’t cheat death.

This isn’t exactly bothersome in a movie likeBehind the Sun.

Or maybe he does so by himself: that is one thing the movie leaves up for interpretation.

Behind the Sunis currently available to stream on Hoopla in the U.S.

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