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24 February 1995 (USA) moreTagline:
Once You Know The Faces You Will Begin To Understand The StoryPlot:
The circularity of violence seen in a story that circles on itself. In Macedonia, during war in Bosnia... more | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 12 wins & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
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Film: Review: Shadows (From The AV Club. 29 January 2009, 1:30 PM, PST)
Before The Rain
(From The AV Club. 1 July 2008, 8:45 PM, PDT)
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Time is not a Circle, but War is more (61 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Katrin Cartlidge | ... | Anne | |
| Rade Serbedzija | ... | Aleksander | |
| Grégoire Colin | ... | Kiril | |
| Labina Mitevska | ... | Zamira | |
| Jay Villiers | ... | Nick | |
| Silvija Stojanovska | ... | Hana | |
| Phyllida Law | ... | Anne's Mother | |
| Josif Josifovski | ... | Father Marko | |
| Kiro Ristevski | ... | Father Damjan (as Kiril Ristoski) | |
| Petar Mircevski | ... | Zdrave | |
| Ljupco Bresliski | ... | Mitre | |
| Igor Madzirov | ... | Stojan | |
| Ilko Stefanovski | ... | Bojan | |
| Suzana Kirandziska | ... | Neda | |
| Katerina Kocevska | ... | Kate |
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113 minColor:
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Dolby SRCertification:
South Korea:18 | Australia:M | Argentina:16 | Chile:18 | Finland:K-14 | Germany:12 | Norway:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | Iceland:16Fun Stuff
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First Macedonian movie to be nominated for an Oscar. moreGoofs:
Continuity: In the restaurant, over 30 shots are fired with a pistol without reloading. moreFAQ
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A poignant tragedy about hatred, war, love and taking sides.
Time is not linear in the movie, but the director blatantly tells us that time is not a circle, so what is? The story is, and perhaps war is.
The story is told in three parts, with highly ironic titles: Words, Faces, and Pictures. Each story has meticulously planned, but highly disturbing parallels. The story-telling of the movie requires diligent planning, down to every single detail, exceptional creativity, and extraordinary persistence. Perhaps that's why the director Milcho Manchevski was fired by both commercial producers Warner Brothers and 20th Century Fox for "creative differences"
Before the Rain talks about hate, and how the power of hate can rise above love. It talks about taking sides, the central character in each section tries not to take sides, but circumstances often prove such efforts futile. As with Kiril and Aleksander.
In the film, all events happened before the rain, this sense of urgency, this beautiful sadness, and this inevitable tragedy. Before the Rain is my all time favourite movie.