Rating: NR
Genre: Drama
Release Date: 06/24/2008
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: MK/English
Sound: DDS2.0
Run Time: 113 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children
Distributor/Studio: Criterion

Milcho Manchevski's first feature film is a three-part story of the violence and political chaos tearing apart the newly independent nation of Macedonia (former Yugoslavia). In part one, Kiril (Grégoire Colin), an Orthodox monk, encounters Zamira (Labina Mitevska), a Muslim from Albania. Zamira is frightened and has nowhere to go, so Kiril lets her stay in his cell, knowing that if the authorities find her, his peaceful life will be shattered. The second segment, set in London, concerns Anne (Katrin Cartlidge), married to stable but boring Nick (Jay Villiers) but enjoying an affair with Macedonian photographer Aleksander (Rade Serbedzija); Anne is trying to decide if she should stay with Nick or leave with Aleksander, before unexpected events make the decision for her. The conclusion follows Aleksander back to Macedonia; while he's tired of photographing war, he finds no sanctuary in his home town, as Christians and Muslims wage war and he accidentally causes the death of innocent bystanders. Before the Rain received an 1995 Academy Award nomination as Best Foreign Language Film.

~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Katrin Cartlidge - Anne
Rade Serbedzija - Aleksandar
Grégoire Colin - Kiril
Labina Mitevska - Zamira
Silvija Stojanovska - Hana

Production:
Milcho Manchevski - Director
Judy Counihan Cedomir Kolar Cat Villers Sam Taylor Paul Sarony - Producer
Marc Baschet Frederique Dumas-Zajdela Gorjan Tizija Gorjan Tozija - Co Producer
Anastasia - Composer
Nicolas Gaster - Editor
Milcho Manchevski - Screen Writer
David Redman - Associate Producer
Sheila Fraser Milne - Associate Producer
Liora Reich - Casting
Darius Khondji - Cinematographer
Manuel Teran - Cinematographer
Caroline Harris - Costume Designer
Sue Yelland - Costume Designer
Mary Soan - First Assistant Director
Chris Thompson - Line Producer
Joan Hills - Makeup
Morag Ross - Makeup
David Munns - Production Designer
Sharon Lomofsky - Production Designer
Moni Damevski - Casting

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