---
title: 'Behind the Sun (2001)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Walter Salles'
released: '2001-09-06'
runtime_minutes: 105
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Brazil'
  - 'France'
  - 'Switzerland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/behind-the-sun-2001'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0291003/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Behind the Sun (2001)

2001 · 105 min · Drama, Comedy · Brazil, France, Switzerland

Original title: Abril Despedaçado

## Synopsis

Behind the Sun is a 2001 social drama film directed by Walter Salles, produced by Arthur Cohn, and starring Rodrigo Santoro. Its original Portuguese title means Shattered April, and it is based on the 1978 novel Broken April written by the Albanian writer Ismail Kadare, about the honor culture in the North of Albania.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Walter Salles](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-salles)
- **Screenplay:** [Walter Salles](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-salles), [Ismail Kadare](https://cinepixo.com/people/ismail-kadare), [Karim Aïnouz](https://cinepixo.com/people/karim-ainouz), [Daniela Thomas](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniela-thomas), [João Moreira Salles](https://cinepixo.com/people/joao-moreira-salles), [Sérgio Machado](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergio-machado)
- **Producer:** [Arthur Cohn](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-cohn)
- **Director of Photography:** [Walter Carvalho](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-carvalho)

## Cast

- [Gero Camilo](https://cinepixo.com/people/gero-camilo)
- [Othon Bastos](https://cinepixo.com/people/othon-bastos)
- [Caio Junqueira](https://cinepixo.com/people/caio-junqueira)
- [Wagner Moura](https://cinepixo.com/people/wagner-moura)
- [Rodrigo Santoro](https://cinepixo.com/people/rodrigo-santoro)
- [Vinícius de Oliveira](https://cinepixo.com/people/vinicius-de-oliveira)
- [José Dumont](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-dumont)

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