Before The Rains

– Set in southern India in the late 1930s, this provocative tale traces the story of three people caug..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.60 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 38 Minutes
Release Year:
2007
Before the Rains (2007)

Set in southern India in the late 1930s, this provocative tale traces the story of three people caught in an inexorable web of forbidden romance and dangerous secrets. After a British spice planter falls in love with his alluring servant, an idealistic young man finds himself torn between his ambitions and his family, his village and his past.

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Before the Rains (2007) - Trailer

Release Date:

23 May 2008

Language:

English, Malayalam

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Santosh Sivan

Writer:

Cathy Rabin (screenplay), Dan Verete

Main Actors:

Linus Roache, Rahul Bose, Nandita Das, Jennifer Ehle

Plot:

Malayalam-speaking T.K. Neelan, Rajat, Manas and his sister, Sajani, live in Kalpetta Township in Kerala, India, during the British Raj. As children they used to play in the woods where Manas and T.K. used to play Bhagwan Shri Ram and Shri Lakshman respectively, and rescue Sita (Sajani) from Lord Ravan's (Rajat) clutches. Now the year is 1937, all are grown up, while Manas is a laborer, Sajani is married to Rajat, and T.K. works for his British employer, Henry Moore, who lives there with his wife, Laura, and their son, Peter. Sajani is also employed as a maidservant in the Moore household. T.K.'s headmaster asks him to join the freedom movement and ask the British to quit India, but T.K. feels that India has made a lot of progress under the British rule and they should continue with this partnership. His headmaster cautions him that partnership is only between equals, but T.K. disregards this, and it is this attitude that will compel him to re-examine his way of thinking when he finds out that Henry is having a steamy affair with Sajani.

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination.

Production:

Roadside Attractions

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
49%
Metacritic:
47%