Before the Rain (1994 film)
| Before the Rain Пред дождот |
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| Directed by | Milcho Manchevski |
| Produced by | Marc Baschet |
| Written by | Milcho Manchevski |
| Starring |
Katrin Cartlidge Rade Serbedzija |
| Music by | Anastasia |
| Cinematography | Manuel Teran |
| Edited by | Nicolas Gaster |
| Distributed by | Mikado Film |
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Running time
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113 minutes |
| Country |
Macedonia France |
| Language |
Macedonian English Albanian |
| Box office | $763,847 |
Before the Rain (Macedonian: Пред дождот, Pred doždot) is a 1994Macedonian film starring Katrin Cartlidge, Rade Šerbedžija, Grégoire Colin, and Labina Mitevska. It was directed and written by Milcho Manchevski. The music was created by the band Anastasia.
The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and won the Golden Lion award at 51st Venice International Film Festival, alongside Vive L'Amour by Tsai Ming-liang.
Set against the background of political turbulence in Macedonia and contemporary London, three love stories intertwine to create a powerful portrait of modern Europe in Milcho Manchevski’s Before the Rain.
When a mysterious incident in the fabled Macedonian mountains blows out of proportion, it threatens to start a civil war, and brings together a silent young monk, a London picture editor, and a disillusioned war photographer in this tragic tale of fated lovers. Told in three parts, and linked by characters and events, Before The Rain explores the uncompromising nature of war as it ravages the lives of the unsuspecting, and forces the innocent to take sides.
In the first episode, Words, we meet Kiril, a young monk who has taken a vow of silence, who stands up for Zamira, a young Albanian girl who is accused of murder and is on the run from a mob. For her sake, Kiril leaves the monastery and the two of them make their way through the Macedonian landscape, but their romance is heading towards a sudden and brutal end.
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