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Things Behind the Sun

Name: Things Behind the Sun
Director: Yuval Shafferman
Released: 2006
Duration: 111 min

Representation Score

6.5/10

Good

2006

Director

Yuval Shafferman

Runtime

111 minutes

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Things Behind the Sun is a character-driven drama that dismantles the traditional family unit. It shines in its portrayal of diverse identities, especially through a character whose autonomy drives the narrative and a woman pursuing her long-suppressed artistic dreams. However, the film's depiction of disability is mainly used to create plot tension rather than delve into the lived experiences of those with disabilities. Additionally, the story's focus on a patriarchal figure limits the extent to which traditional gender roles are challenged. Overall, the film provides a nuanced examination of human connections and systemic neglect, though it lacks specific details about racial and ethnic diversity.

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Category Breakdown

Does Things Behind the Sun have LGBTQ+ representation?

Good

The film includes a young lesbian character whose identity is a central part of the story, causing tension within the family due to the clash between her sexual orientation and traditional family values.

How does Things Behind the Sun portray gender?

Good

The movie emphasizes the role of a wife who finds professional success as a previously suppressed artist. However, the central conflict revolves around a patriarchal figure who is in a coma.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Things Behind the Sun?

Minimal

How does Things Behind the Sun represent religion and culture?

Good

The story questions the sanctity of the traditional family unit by showing it as a place where neglect occurs. It focuses on individuals seeking their own truths rather than maintaining institutional stability.

Does Things Behind the Sun include disability representation?

Fair

A father in a coma serves as a key plot device. His condition is used to explore the emotional states of the family members around him.

Present on Screen

Highlights the impact of a character's autonomy on the narrative
Offers a detailed look at a woman pursuing her artistic dreams
Questions the traditional family structure by emphasizing emotional distance

Limited or Absent

Uses disability primarily as a plot device rather than exploring lived experiences
Central conflict is still centered around a patriarchal figure
No specific information on racial and ethnic diversity is provided

Official Synopsis

Now that Itzhak's father is in a coma, and dying, Itzhak is finally willing to visit him, thus breaking a ten-year silence. During his visits to the hospital, Itzhak, a beaten and reserved man, is frustrated to find himself neglected by his own family: his wife, a long suppressed artist whose life's dream is fulfilled that same week; his twenty-seven-year-old son - a "philosopher" still living at home; and his twenty-five-year-old daughter - a tormented lesbian who has had no contact with her family for a long time. Itzhak doesn't realize, though, that his ten year old daughter, Didush, neglected and almost invisible to her family, is secretly visiting her grandfather whom she has never met previously and sets out to discover the old family secret.

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