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Things Behind the Sun

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A rock journalist (Gabriel Mann) arranges a meeting between a traumatized singer (Kim Dickens) and the sleazy man who raped her.
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John Leonard New York Magazine/Vulture 02/03/2018
Not the least astonishment in Things Behind the Sun is that much of it is remembered and imagined from the point of view of one of the rapists. Go to Full Review
Jonathan Foreman New York Post 10/12/2001
A film of remarkable honesty and courage. Go to Full Review
B. Ruby Rich The Nation 02/25/2020
Anders takes a hard look at questions of memory, guilt and recuperation. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/26/2011
B
After several disappointing films, Allison Anders has made a nother personal film that thematically is linked with her first (and best) feature, Gas Food Lodging. Go to Full Review
Film Threat 12/06/2005
3/5
Film Threat 12/08/2002
3/5
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Fernando D @Maqroll Oct 28 What a great performance from Kim Dickens. Loved it See more 06/15/2018 Allison Anders' bold drama features a fine performance from Kim Dickens as a recording artist suffering from addiction. See more 12/20/2015 Kim Dickens plays a musician who was traumatized when she was raped as a young teen. Although suffering from serious emotional issues as a result, she has channeled some of her pain into her music. A music journalist sets up an interview with her ostensibly to cover this story, but really to try and resolve some issues of his own. He was personally and intimately tied to the rape. Not a spectacular film, but a vivid and compelling account of how violence can affect everyone involved. Dickens is superb in the lead role, but I had a fair amount of difficulty picturing her as the adult version of the actress cast as her teen self. Don Cheadle co-stars as her boyfriend/manager and Eric Stoltz is amazingly scummy as the film's heavy. See more 03/02/2014 This movie does not stand the test of time and its only 2001. I thought it was going to break out into a full on porn film. Acting is terrible with the exception of Don Cheadle. Dialogue is cliché. Long, boring, horrible See more 11/18/2013 Very good movie. Not suitable for ignorant optimists. See more 07/17/2013 Well that was quite potent. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A rock journalist (Gabriel Mann) arranges a meeting between a traumatized singer (Kim Dickens) and the sleazy man who raped her.
Director
Allison Anders
Production Co
Echo Lake Entertainment
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 3, 2016
Runtime
1h 57m
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