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Before the Rain

  • 7.8 /10

  • 184

  • 92%

Plot

The circularity of violence seen in a story that circles on itself. In Macedonia, during the war in Bosnia, Christians hunt an ethnic Albanian girl who may have murdered one of their own. A young monk who's taken a vow of silence offers her protection. In London, a photographic editor who's pregnant needs to talk it out with her estranged husband and chooses a toney restaurant.

Cast

Rade Šerbedžija as Aleksander
Rade Šerbedžija

as Aleksander

Grégoire Colin as Kiril
Grégoire Colin

as Kiril

Labina Mitevska as Zamira
Labina Mitevska

as Zamira

Phyllida Law as Anne's Mother
Phyllida Law

as Anne's Mother

Jay Villiers as Nick
Jay Villiers

as Nick

Josif Josifovski as Father Marko
Josif Josifovski

as Father Marko

Kiril Ristoski as Father Damjan
Kiril Ristoski

as Father Damjan

Petar Mirčevski as Zdrave
Petar Mirčevski

as Zdrave

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Not Rated

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • June 9, 1994

Production Companies

  • British Screen Productions

  • PolyGram Audiovisuel

  • Vardar Film

  • Ministerstvo za kultura na Republika Makedonija

  • Noé Productions

  • AIM Group

  • Gramercy Pictures

Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

  • Macedonia

  • France

Spoken Language

  • Français

  • shqip

  • English

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • $763,847.00

Runtime

  • 1.88 hrs

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Reviews

'Pred dozhdot' (Before the Rain) is a cinematic masterpiece that masterfully weaves together three seemingly disparate narratives to craft a profound and melancholic meditation on the cyclical nature of hatred, violence, and ethnic conflict. Set against the backdrop of the early 1990s in Macedonia, the film explores the devastating impact of war on human relationships and the tragic inevitability…