Before the Rain Movie (1994)
In the republic of Macedonia, amid war in Bosnia, an Albanian girl being hunted by Christians is offered protection by a monk who has taken a vow of silence.
The circularity of violence seen in a story that circles on itself. In Republic of 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.
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Storyline
The circularity of violence seen in a story that circles on itself. In Republic of 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.
Details
- Rated: NOT RATE
- Runtime: 1:53 hours
- Genre: Drama, War
- Director: Milcho Manchevski
- Writer: Milcho Manchevski
- Actors: Katrin Cartlidge, Rade Serbedzija, Grégoire Colin, Labina Mitevska
- Language: Macedonian, English, Albanian, French
- Country: Republic of Macedonia, France, UK
- Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 19 wins & 3 nominations
- Production Company: Criterion Collection
- ASIN: B0016AKSO6
- Year Released: 1994
- Release Date: Feb 23, 1995
- DVD Date: Jun 23, 2008
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