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19 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100L.A. WeeklyErnest HardyL.A. WeeklyErnest HardyThat 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.
- 90Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasCarvalho's superb cinematography, Antonio Pinto's score and a dedicated cast and crew admirably sustain this poetic and uncompromising film.
- 90New Times (L.A.)Luke Y. ThompsonNew Times (L.A.)Luke Y. ThompsonBeautiful to watch and universal in theme by any name.
- 88Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaA compelling existential tableau: sweating bodies, creaking mills turned by numbed oxen, people facing the daily and seasonal cycles of life with little hope of breaking free. Behind the Sun is forceful stuff.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannSan Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannA powerful allegory.
- 75Boston GlobeBoston GlobeThis is a deeper film, delving into the twisted motives that rule lives, the lethal cycles that shackle progress, and, ultimately, the courage it takes to choose life.
- 75New York PostJonathan ForemanNew York PostJonathan ForemanA gorgeously photographed, sun-baked fable.
- 75USA TodayClaudia PuigUSA TodayClaudia PuigThis tale is both redemptive and tragic, if occasionally melodramatic.
- 40Chicago ReaderChicago ReaderThe appearance of circus performers in any film not by Fellini usually bodes ill, and it does so here.