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Before the Rain (1994)

113 min  -  Drama | War   -  24 February 1995 (USA)
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The circularity of violence seen in a story that circles on itself. In Macedonia, during war in Bosnia... See full summary »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Katrin Cartlidge ...
Anne
Rade Serbedzija ...
Aleksander
Grégoire Colin ...
Kiril
Labina Mitevska Labina Mitevska ...
Zamira
Jay Villiers Jay Villiers ...
Nick
Silvija Stojanovska Silvija Stojanovska ...
Hana
Phyllida Law Phyllida Law ...
Anne's Mother
Josif Josifovski Josif Josifovski ...
Father Marko
Kiril Ristoski Kiril Ristoski ...
Father Damjan
Petar Mircevski Petar Mircevski ...
Zdrave
Ljupco Bresliski Ljupco Bresliski ...
Mitre
Igor Madzirov Igor Madzirov ...
Stojan
Ilko Stefanovski Ilko Stefanovski ...
Bojan
Suzana Kirandziska Suzana Kirandziska ...
Neda
Katerina Kocevska Katerina Kocevska ...
Kate
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Storyline

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. 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. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Photographer | Albanian | Macedonia | Bosnia | Monk  | See more »

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Once You Know The Faces You Will Begin To Understand The Story

Genres:

Drama | War

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Details

Language:

Macedonian | English | Albanian

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Пред дождот See more »

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$763,847 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

First Macedonian movie to be nominated for an Oscar. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In the restaurant, over 30 shots are fired with a pistol without reloading. See more »

Quotes

[first line]
Father Marko: It's going to rain.
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Crazy Credits

The movie starts with a shot of a Macedonian sky covered with dark clouds
at dusk, with sounds of thunder, when an epigraph from a poem by Mesa
Selimovic appears on the screen, with voice heard as though from on high,
reading it:
"With a shriek birds flee across the black sky,
people are silent, my blood aches from waiting"
Afterwards, the credits start to roll on black screen. See more »

Connections

Referenced in En la cama (2005) See more »