The Dark Side of the Sun

1988
12
1h 41m

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5.3/10

3.8K

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Brad Pitt in The Dark Side of the Sun (1988)

Traveling in search of a cure for a rare skin disease, a man finds freedom and love along the way.

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Traveling in search of a cure for a rare skin disease, a man finds freedom and love along the way.Traveling in search of a cure for a rare skin disease, a man finds freedom and love along the way.Traveling in search of a cure for a rare skin disease, a man finds freedom and love along the way.

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IMDb RATING

5.3/10

3.8K

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8/10

An excellent start for a newcomer and an interesting storyline shot shortly before the war in Yugoslavia

This well shot and well located movie is complimented by an interesting debut by Brad Pitt. Set in 1988 just before the Yugoslavian conflict the story follows the fortunes of Rick (Brad Pitt) in meeting with a young American girl whilst suffering from a potentially fatal skin disease.

Set in a small town on the Adriatic the film is beautifully shot and is worth anyones time and money who appreciate a well made film professionally acted.

Just watch for that part of the film covering the final three days - it is not predictable. On top of all this the history of the film is intriguing - shortly after the film was finished the completed work went missing only to be discovered 6 years later after the Yugoslavian conflict ended in 1996. The Director(check him out) certainly had his work cut out in obtaining distributors for what by then was rated as a poor performance from an established actor.

Especially watch for some close resemblances to Joe Black. The music was good too.

Torson Falcradine 20:ii:MMV (c)T Falcradine

falcradine
Feb 19, 2005
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Trivia
The film was shot in SR Montenegro. Yugoslavia during the summer of 1988. As editing neared completion the secessionist wars that tore apart the region and much of the footage was stored in Avala films warehouse in Belgrade. In 1996, producer Andjelo Arandjelovic, worked on getting a distribution deal for the film, before it ended up getting released direct-to-video in 1997.

Goofs
The dad knocks-out three men with a total of four punches.

Quotes
Rick: He has a rare skin disease. I mean, like, a hundred people in the world have it. It's, uh, an extreme variation of dermatitis herpetiformis or something like that. Um, and because of this, he can't expose himself to any light, especially sunlight, or else...

Crazy credits
At the end credits no character names are given next to the actors name. Instead the supporting actors are listed under 'Supporting Players' and actors with bit parts are listed under 'Other Players'.