Things Behind the Sun
7.2 /10 1 Votes
Duration Country United States | 7.2/10 IMDb Genre Drama, Music Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writer Allison Anders , Kurt Voss Release date January 24, 2001 (2001-01-24) Cast Aria Alpert (Violet), Ruben Anders (Carlos), (Pete), Owen Butler (Young Owen), Caitlin Caldwell (Girl at House), (Chuck)Similar movies Idol of the Crowds (1937), The Restless Years (1958), Doctor Bull (1933), Ask Me Anything (2014), True Heart Susie (1919) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Things Behind the Sun is a 2001 film starring Kim Dickens and Gabriel Mann and directed by Allison Anders. Its title is taken from a song by Nick Drake.
A young music journalist's dark memories are awakened when he goes to interview a female rock singer, and both are forced to confront troubling secrets from their pasts.
Plot
Owen, a young reporter for a Los Angeles-based music magazine, goes back to his Florida hometown to interview Sherry, a local rock singer. Sherry and her band are becoming increasingly popular, largely because of a song she wrote about being sexually assaulted as a girl; this song has become a hit on college radio. Owens reasons for returning to his hometown are more than professional, however: he and Sherry were close friends in childhood. Through flashbacks, the movie recalls Owens memory of a critical moment in that past.
In the end, Owen informs his brother Dan that he sent the details of the crime committed to Dans parole officer and also to his editor. In addition, he also describes his own role in the crime - he participated in a gang-rape he was unable to prevent. Owen is able find some of the twelve girls who were raped and convinces them to testify against Dan. When Dan vehemently asks why Owen is doing this, Owen replies that he once loved Sherry.
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