Abril Despedaçado

Name: Abril Despedaçado
Genre: Drama
Released: 2002-05-01
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: José Dumont, Rodrigo Santoro, Rita Assemany, Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos, Flavia Marco Antonio

IMDb ID: tt0291003 · Year: 2002 · Rating: 7.6 (7,714 votes)

Genres: Drama

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.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Behind the Sun
Canada: Behind the Sun (English)
United Kingdom: Behind the Sun
Ireland: Behind the Sun (English)
India: Behind the Sun (English)
Norway: Behind the Sun
New Zealand: Behind the Sun (English)
Sweden: Behind the Sun
United States: Behind the Sun
World-wide: Behind the Sun (English)
South Africa: Behind the Sun (English)
Brazil: Abril Despedaçado
Canada: Abril Despedaçado (French)
Hungary: A senki földjén
France: Avril brisé
Denmark: Bag solen
Argentina: Detrás del sol
Mexico: Detrás Del Sol
Romania: Dincolo de soare
Italy: Disperato aprile
Turkey: Güneşin Ardında (Turkish)
Germany: Hinter der Sonne - Behind the Sun
Greece: I vendeta (TV Title)
World-wide: Shredded April (literal English title)
Uzbekistan: So'nggi quyosh
Greece: Spasmenos Aprilis (Festival Title)
Czech Republic: V žáru slunce
Poland: W cieniu słońca
Slovakia: Za slnkom
Russia: Последнее солнце
Bulgaria: Разпокъсан април (Bulgarian)
South Korea: 태양의 저편
Japan: ビハインド・ザ・サン (Japanese)
China: 太阳背后 (Mandarin)
Taiwan: 血濺艷陽天
So'nggi quyoshContent RatingPG-13Release Date2002-05-01Runtime105 minutesMetascore73IMDb Popularity0User Reviews43Critic Reviews59Countries / RegionsBrazil
France
SwitzerlandLanguagesPortugueseKeywordsfather
young
man
death
violenceFilming LocationsBom Sossego, Bahia, BrazilProduction CompaniesBac Films
Dan Valley Film AG
Haut et CourtOfficial SitesArthur Cohn synopsis,cast,credits, director's notes (Brazil) - http://www.abrildespedacado.com.br/
Miramax Cast, trailer (United States) - http://www.miramaxhighlights.com/behindthesun/index.htmlIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0291003/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/02/tt0291003.jpgUpdated At2025-09-22T02:13:08

Directors

Walter Salles

Writers

Karim Aïnouz
Ismail Kadare
Sergio Machado
João Moreira Salles
Walter Salles
Daniela Thomas

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: José Dumont | Character: Father
Actor: Rodrigo Santoro | Character: Tonho
Actor: Rita Assemany | Character: Mother
Actor: Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos | Character: Salustiano
Actor: Flavia Marco Antonio | Character: Clara
Actor: Ravi Ramos Lacerda | Character: Pacu
Actor: Caio Junqueira | Character: Inácio
Actor: Everaldo Pontes | Character: Old Blind Man
Actor: Mariana Loureiro | Character: Widow
Actor: Servílio de Holanda | Character: Isaías
Actor: Wagner Moura | Character: Matheus
Actor: Gero Camilo | Character: Reginaldo
Actor: Othon Bastos | Character: Mr. Lourenço
Actor: Vinícius de Oliveira | Character: Ferreira Family Member
Actor: Soia Lira | Character: Ferreira Family Member
Actor: Maria do Socorro Nobre | Character: Ferreira Family Member

[Directors Group]
Name: Walter Salles | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Karim Aïnouz | Role: Writer
Name: Ismail Kadare | Role: Writer
Name: Sergio Machado | Role: Writer
Name: João Moreira Salles | Role: Writer
Name: Walter Salles | Role: Writer
Name: Daniela Thomas | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Simon Arnal | Role: Producer
Name: Caroline Benjo | Role: Producer
Name: Lillian Birnbaum | Role: Producer
Name: Beto Bruno | Role: Producer
Name: Arthur Cohn | Role: Producer
Name: Christina Crassaris | Role: Producer
Name: Jean Labadie | Role: Producer
Name: Mauricio Andrade Ramos | Role: Producer
Name: Carole Scotta | Role: Producer
Name: Marcelo Torres | Role: Producer
Name: Ruth Waldburger | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Ed Côrtes | Role: Composer
Name: Antonio Pinto | Role: Composer
Name: Beto Villares | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Walter Carvalho | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Isabelle Rathery | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Sergio Machado | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Cassio Amarante | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Cassio Amarante | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Marcelo Larrea | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Cao Albuquerque | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Martín Macías Trujillo | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Gabi Moraes | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Irma Verdugal | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Guy Courtecuisse | Role: Production Manager
Name: Christina Crassaris | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Márcia Faria | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Sergio Machado | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Claudia Nogarotto | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Martina Rupp | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Mônica Costa | Role: Art Department
Name: Marcelo Larrea | Role: Art Department
Name: Marcelo Laurino | Role: Art Department
Name: Bia Pessoa | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Felix Andrew | Role: Sound Department
Name: Hervé Buirette | Role: Sound Department
Name: Nuno Cardoso | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ludovic Delzenne | Role: Sound Department
Name: Rômulo Drummond | Role: Sound Department
Name: Patrick Giraudi | Role: Sound Department
Name: François Groult | Role: Sound Department
Name: Judith Guittier | Role: Sound Department
Name: Leandro Lima | Role: Sound Department
Name: Laurent Lévy | Role: Sound Department
Name: Michel Monier | Role: Sound Department
Name: Régis Muller | Role: Sound Department
Name: François Musy | Role: Sound Department
Name: Waldir Xavier | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Mauricio Couto Bevilaqua | Role: Special Effects
Name: Patrice Fauquemberg | Role: Special Effects
Name: Philippe Hubin | Role: Special Effects
Name: Guillaume Watrinet | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Annie Dautane | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Caroline Deloffre | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Dorothée Dray | Role: Visual Effects
Name: François Dumoulin | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Eve Ramboz | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Michel Roy | Role: Visual Effects
Name: David VanderGucht | Role: Visual Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Pablo Baião | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Alberto Bellezia | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Lula Carvalho | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Walter Carvalho | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Christian Cravo | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Fabião Da Conceição | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Claudio Gustavo da Silva | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Vagner da Silva | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Wilson de Lima Martins | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Miguel Efe | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: José Gomes | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Marco T. Guglielmoni | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Júlio Guimarães | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Olivio Lima | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ronaldo Neves Lopes | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Betão Ribeiro | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: João Villela | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Vagner Wilson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Beth Accioly | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Fernanda Fabrizzi | Role: Costume Department
Name: Antônio Medeiros | Role: Costume Department
Name: Jefferson Miranda | Role: Costume Department
Name: Renato Ribeiro | Role: Costume Department
Name: Dalva Santiago | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Bianca Costa | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Guy Courtecuisse | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Nicolas Criqui | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Manuel De Sousa | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Christelle Didier | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Marsan-Bachere | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Tuong Vi Nguyen-Long | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Flávio Nunes | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Stéphanie Pedelacq | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Marcelo Pedrazzi | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Alexandre Saggese | Role: Editorial Department

[Music Department]
Name: Daniel DiPrima | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Jean-Baptiste Beaudoin | Role: Production Department
Name: Maria Carlota Bruno | Role: Production Department
Name: Eduardo Colombiano | Role: Production Department
Name: Christelle Didier | Role: Production Department
Name: Mónica Lima | Role: Production Department
Name: Leonardo Oest | Role: Production Department
Name: Olivier Pasquier | Role: Production Department
Name: Erika Safira | Role: Production Department
Name: Severo Santos | Role: Production Department
Name: Andrea Weidmann | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Adelina Pontual | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Benjamin Baltimore | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sophie Bernard | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Fábio da Silva Figueiredo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ana Cristina Lewer | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Yvan Lucas | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paula P. Manzanedo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Anna Luiza Müller | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jucétio Chaves Pereira Silva | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Fernando Santos | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Wagner Tavares | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rossella Terranova | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

Behind the Sun | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1861131801/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1861131801/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563639912442.mp4?Expires=1788268334&Signature=AVR09OU5drY3PlgWqmoPB7dfSBS0e0wg~o33rH57Aoun2dmn3SZGpiXFWWnyuOd08OEnJuPjEkRRyhjOeD~XoUvCs7MsOjnnpfsUA1XMXoswJY11KF2XDokLEIqtfgXOvgxLmttQ0dxXq9tO1UYftQt6Oi-ZW7Bo2R19JwWqdrIiDpWIItbaUyOxfEn4FC7gPyFgTEdvcX~Qw5ShzIsVhFn5Mxq1fosptfuyEfdeHMdA5VXK-P~dVkT-MMldGFPJf4xKNoMrIKQ9zMB8b5~Db3iKcJxMr5kdhc-80MaawDm-qESl15ye7-gfSpN5qFWIwAplaSD3Okn2~5xB1Qkd~Q__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

Italy: September 6, 2001 (Venice Film Festival, premiere)
United States: December 12, 2001 (limited)
Switzerland: December 13, 2001 (German speaking region)
Malaysia: February 28, 2002
Argentina: March 8, 2002 (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
United Kingdom: March 8, 2002
Ireland: March 8, 2002
Colombia: March 15, 2002
Australia: March 28, 2002
Germany: April 11, 2002
Portugal: April 26, 2002 (limited)
Brazil: May 1, 2002
Israel: May 2, 2002
China: June 9, 2002 (Shanghai International Film Festival)
Mexico: June 21, 2002
Italy: July 5, 2002
Peru: August 8, 2002 (Encuentro Latinoamericano de Cine elcine PUCP)
Philippines: September 6, 2002 (Manila)
Poland: September 6, 2002
Hong Kong: September 12, 2002
Peru: September 12, 2002
Finland: September 22, 2002 (Helsinki International Film Festival)
Denmark: October 4, 2002
Iceland: October 9, 2002 (limited)
Sweden: October 25, 2002
Argentina: October 31, 2002
Norway: November 1, 2002
Finland: November 7, 2002
Philippines: December 4, 2002
Netherlands: December 5, 2002
France: March 22, 2003 (Cinémas d'Amérique Latine de Toulouse)
France: April 30, 2003
Belgium: July 30, 2003
Philippines: September 24, 2003 (Davao)
Greece: September 20, 2004 (Athens Film Festival)
Japan: November 6, 2004 (Tokyo)
Hungary: January 20, 2005 (TV premiere)
Czech Republic: March 30, 2006 (TV premiere)

Awards

Box Office