Before the Rain (1994)

Director:

Milcho Manchevski

Writer:

Milcho Manchevski

Release Date:

24 February 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | War

Tagline:

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

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Photographer | Macedonia | Violence | Bosnia | Monk

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 12 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

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
Kiril Ristoski	...	Father Damjan
Petar Mircevski	...	Zdrave
Ljupco Bresliski	...	Mitre
Igor Madzirov	...	Stojan
Ilko Stefanovski	...	Bojan
Suzana Kirandziska	...	Neda
Katerina Kocevska	...	Kate
Vladimir Endrovski	...	Trajce
Abdurrahman Shala	...	Zekir
Vladimir Jacev	...	Alija
Peter Needham	...	Maire d'
Rod Woodruff	...	Waiter in Fight
Aleksandar Mikic	...	Atanas
Meto Jovanovski	...	Dr. Saso
Cvetko Mareski	...	Boy with Gun
Boris Delcevski	...	Petre
Dejan Velkov	...	Mate
Mladen Krstevski	...	Trifun
Dzemail Maksut	...	Kuzman
Mile Jovanovski	...	Priest Singing at Funeral
Milica Stojanova	...	Aunt Cveta
Kiril Psaltirov	...	Mome
Metodi Psaltirov	...	Tome
Blagoja Spirkovski-Dzumerko	...	Gang Leader
Sando Monev	...	Blagoj
Atila Klince	...	Sefer
Arben Kastrati	...	Ramiz
Daniel Newman	...	Ian
Gabrielle Hamilton	...	Woman in Cab
Moni Damevski	...	George
Ljupcho Todorovski	...	Kizo
Melissa Wilks	...	Retarded Child (as Melissa Wilkes)
Joe Gould	...	Redhead Waiter
Goran	...	Goran
Nino Levi	...	Mailman
Lence Delova	...	Bossy Clerk
Jordan Vitanov	...	Policeman

Directed by
Milcho Manchevski

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Milcho Manchevski

Produced by
Marc Baschet	....	co-producer
Judy Counihan	....	producer
Frédérique Dumas-Zajdela	....	co-producer
Cédomir Kolar	....	producer
Sheila Fraser Milne	....	associate producer
David Redman	....	associate producer
Paul Sarony	....	line producer
Sam Taylor	....	producer
Chris Thompson	....	line producer
Goran Tozija	....	co-producer (as Gordon Tozija)
Cat Villiers	....	producer

Original Music by
Zlatko Origjanski
Zoran Spasovski
Goran Trajkoski

Cinematography by
Manuel Teran

Film Editing by
Nicolas Gaster

Casting by
Moni Damevski

Production Design by
Sharon Lomofsky
David Munns

Costume Design by
Caroline Harris
Sue Yelland

Makeup Department
Joan Hills	....	makeup artist
Sandra Ivatovic	....	assistant hair stylist (as Sandra Todorovic)
Morag Ross	....	makeup artist
Radmila Todorovic	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Stevan Acevski	....	production manager (as Stevce Acevski)
Stevce Acevski	....	production manager
Simon Hardy	....	production manager
Nikola Popovic	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Vanja Aljinovic	....	assistant director
Filip Cemerski	....	third assistant director
Moni Damevski	....	third assistant director
Nicolas Gaster	....	second unit director
Finn McGrath	....	second assistant director
Zoran Mladenovic	....	first assistant director
Alex Nikolic	....	dga trainee
Stuart Renfrew	....	third assistant director
Mary Soan	....	assistant director
Piers Thompson	....	assistant director

Art Department
Nicole Albert	....	set dresser
St. John Bowman	....	prop master
Annabel Hands	....	stand-by props
Mike Houseman	....	construction manager
Colin Hutton	....	art department assistant
Robert Jazadziski	....	art department assistant
Nikola Lazarevski	....	assistant art director
Vangel Mijovski	....	stand-by props
Pance Minov	....	assistant art director
Pance Minov	....	set dresser
Michael T. Roberts	....	assistant art director
Gico Stratiev	....	prop master
Gary Cergol	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Polly Aitken	....	footsteps editor
Peter Baldock	....	sound
Simon Cox	....	boom operator
Peter Elliott	....	dialogue editor
Aidan Hobbs	....	sound recordist
Derek Holding	....	dialogue editor
Marton Jankov-Tomica	....	boom operator (as Morton Jankov)
Keith Lowes	....	dubbing associate
Laurie McDowell	....	sound: second unit
Clive Pendry	....	assistant sound mixer
Jack Stew	....	foley artist
Hugh Strain	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steve Hancock	....	sound camera operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by
John Fontana	....	special effects
Valentin Lozev	....	special effects

Stunts
Parvan Parvanov	....	stunt coordinator
Rod Woodruff	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Alex Bailey	....	still photographer
Sead Bihorac	....	grip assistant
Petar Bogoeski	....	gaffer
Fero Brant	....	assistant camera
John Donne	....	key grip
Rémy Fourneron	....	focus puller
Bob Horsefield	....	best boy
Milisav Krstevski	....	best boy
Philippe Le Sourd	....	camera operator: second unit
Philippe Le Sourd	....	focus puller
Mane Naskov	....	grip assistant
Jason Olive	....	clapper loader
Sreten Pakovski	....	assistant camera
John Pardue	....	assistant camera
Thierry Pouget	....	focus puller
Simon Reeves	....	camera operator: second unit
Dragan Salkovski	....	camera operator: second unit
Vladimir Samoilovski	....	Steadicam operator
Kenny Sykes	....	gaffer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tina Foster	....	wardrobe assistant
Katya Ivanova	....	wardrobe assistant
Zaklina Krstevska	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Kim Gaster	....	second assistant editor
Laurie McDowell	....	first assistant editor
Anne Sopel	....	associate editor

Transportation Department
Zoran Risteski	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Leonard Vigas Dos Santos	....	production assistant
Renée Glynne	....	continuity
Renée Glynne	....	script supervisor
Eve Heeks	....	assistant accountant
Biki Jandrevska	....	production assistant
Catherine Lecompte	....	production accountant
Biljana Mirkovic	....	script supervisor
Mira Nikcevska	....	production secretary
Tori Parry	....	production coordinator
David Pinnington	....	unit location manager
Patrice Salja	....	production assistant
Chloe Sizer	....	production associate
Matthew Wilson	....	chief executive: Aim Productions

Thanks
Kim Ballard	....	special thanks
Mike Downey	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Aim
• British Screen Productions
• European Co-production Fund
• Ministry of Culture for the Republic of Macedonia
• Noe
• PolyGram Audiovisuel
• Vardar Film

Distributors

• AmaFilms (1996) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Lider Films (1996) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Pan Européenne Distribution (1994) (France) (theatrical)
• Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI) (1995) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1995) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• 3DD Entertainment (1994) (Non-USA) (all media)
• Gativideo (1997) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Gramercy Pictures (I) (1995) (USA)
• HB Films (2009) (UK) (DVD)
• Lumière Home Vídeo (Brazil) (video)
• Sogepaq Distribución (Spain)
• Telefilm Hellas (1996) (Greece) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (1995) (Sweden) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Sapex Scripts  post-production services

Also Known As:

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

Republic of Macedonia | France | UK

Language:

Macedonian | English | Albanian | French

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Finland:K-14 | Germany:12 | Norway:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 | Australia:M | USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Aim

Trivia:

First Macedonian movie to be nominated for an Oscar.

Goofs:

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

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Referenced in En la cama (2005)

Time is not a Circle, but War is

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.