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Before the Rain

Before the Rain

Time Never Dies, the Circle is Not Round.

19947.41h 53m

Overview

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.

Directed by Milcho Manchevski
Written by Milcho Manchevski
Produced by Čédomir Kolar, Sam Taylor, Cat Villiers
Box Office0Revenue: $764K

Top Cast

Katrin Cartlidge

Katrin Cartlidge

Anne

Rade Šerbedžija

Rade Šerbedžija

Aleksander

Grégoire Colin

Grégoire Colin

Kiril

Labina Mitevska

Labina Mitevska

Zamira

Phyllida Law

Phyllida Law

Anne's Mother

Silvija Stojanovska

Silvija Stojanovska

Hana

Jay Villiers

Jay Villiers

Nick

J

Josif Josifovski

Father Marko

K

Kiril Ristoski

Father Damjan

Petar Mirčevski

Petar Mirčevski

Zdrave

Themes & Keywords

london, englandmonkmountainrestaurantwar photographerfashion photographeralbanianmacedoniaguerra da bósnia

About Before the Rain

Before the Rain is a drama, war film released in 1994 exploring themes of london, england, monk, mountain, restaurant, war photographer, fashion photographer. Directed by Milcho Manchevski, it stars Katrin Cartlidge, Rade Šerbedžija, Grégoire Colin. 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.

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