Before The Rain

– The circularity of violence seen in a story that circles on itself. In Macedonia, during war in Bosn..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
8.00 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 53 Minutes
Release Year:
1994
Before the Rain (1994)

The circularity of violence seen in a story that circles on itself. In Macedonia, during 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.

Before the Rain (1994) - Trailer

Release Date:

24 Feb 1995

Language:

Macedonian, English, Albanian, French

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Milcho Manchevski

Writer:

Milcho Manchevski

Main Actors:

Grégoire Colin, Josif Josifovski, Boris Delcevski, Dejan Velkov

Plot:

The circularity of violence seen in a story that circles on itself. In Republic of Macedonia, during 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. She wants permanence with her lover, a prize-winning Macedonian photographer just back from Bosnia, changed by the violence. He leaves abruptly for his village; he's not visited it in 16 years. There he tries to ignore bitter divisions between his Orthodox brethren and local Albanians, then tries to transcend them.

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 19 wins & 3 nominations.

Production:

Criterion Collection

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
8.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
92%