Things Behind the Sun

Things Behind the Sun

6.0IMDb Score
Released:2001-10-12
Duration:120 min
Director:Allison Anders
Actors:Kim Dickens, Gabriel Mann, Alison Folland, Elizabeth Peña, Patsy Kensit
Production:Sidekick Entertainment, Echo Lake Entertainment

Overview:

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.

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