Behind the Sun

2001 | Drama

Synopsis

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.

Scores

Overall Score
44.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
38.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
33.5%
Review Aggregate
79.4

Critic Consensus

73.8% Fresh • 42 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 74% of 42 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, family-friendly, tragic. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

visually strikingfamily-friendlytragicdarkmacabrecharacter-drivensurrealpoliticalhistorical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Rodrigo Santoro2001$308,000$545,000(est)
José Dumont2001$189,000$336,000(est)
Rita Assemany2001$143,000$253,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score74.0
RT critic review count46
Rotten Tomatoes audience score88.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating7.6
IMDb votes7,707

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2001$19,861$35,180
International2001$785,894$1,392,066
Worldwide2001$805,755$1,427,246

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2001$324,288$574,417
Digital Rentals ?2001N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2001N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2001$935,000$1,656,180
Physical Purchases ?2001$1,396,000$2,472,757
TV & Streaming Revenue2001$1,200,000$2,125,579
Total Revenues2001$3,855,288$6,828,932
Expenses
Budget ?2001$4,000,000$7,085,262
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2001$473,000 (est)$837,832 (est)
Participations2001$77,000$136,391
Residuals ?2001$221,000$391,461
Interest & Overhead2001$800,000$1,417,052
Total Expenses2001$5,571,000$9,867,999
Movie Net Profit or Loss2001$-1,715,712$-3,039,067

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