The Dark Side of the Sun (film)

{{Infobox film

| name = The Dark Side of the Sun

| image = The Dark Side of the Sun (film).jpg

| caption = VHS cover art

| director = Božidar Nikolić

| producer = Anđelo Aranđelović
Mile Citaković
Susan Haken
Duško Mihailov
Boris Nitchoff

| writer = Andrew Horton
Nikola Jovanović
Željko Mijanović

| starring = Brad Pitt
Guy Boyd
Milena Dravić

| music = Vojislav Kostić
Kornelije Kovač

| cinematography = Bozidar Nikolić

| editing = Petar Jakonić

| distributor = Avala Film
Cinequanon Pictures International Inc

| released = {{film date|1988|12|21|Yugoslavia|1999|01|05|United States}}

| runtime = 101 minutes

| country = United States
Yugoslavia

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

}}

The Dark Side of the Sun{{efn|Also known as Dark Side of the Sun}} is a 1988 American-Yugoslavian drama film directed by Božidar Nikolić and stars Brad Pitt in his first leading role, as a young man in search of a cure for a rare and deadly skin disorder.

Director Božidar Nikolić picked Brad Pitt out of 400 candidates for the main role. Brad Pitt was very happy for the pick and was paid only $1,523 for seven weeks of filming in Dubrovnik, Croatia and Kotor, Montenegro (then Yugoslavia) in 1988.{{Cite web|url=https://www.total-montenegro-news.com/made-in-montenegro/492-brad-pitt-s-first-lead-role-earned-him-us-1523-filmed-in-kotor-watch-it-here|title = Brad Pitt's First Lead Role Earned Him US$1523: Filmed in Kotor, Watch It Here}} The movie was released directly-to-video in 1997.[http://www.likecroatia.com/news-tips/brad-pitt-begins-visiting-dubrovnik-in-1988/ Likecroatia.com]

Plot

Rick is a young American with a rare skin disease that prevents him from exposing himself to any kind of light, especially sunlight and is mostly seen as an expert motorcyclist, entirely clad in leather. After trying several cures without success, his father takes him to a village in Croatia where they meet a healer, who is supposed to save him. But the treatment does not work and when a young American actress falls for him Rick decides to forget about his illness and enjoy life, feeling the sun on his skin for the first time. The disease takes its course but his father understands the choice he made.[http://www.filmaffinity.com/es/film356017.html/ Filmaffinity.com]