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BEFORE THE RAIN

Year: 1994
Country: Macedonia/Great Britian/France
Run Time: 115 minutes

In a world stricken with conflict. nowhere is the blood hatred more virulent than in what was once Yugoslavia. And this film, the Oscar-nominated debut of director Milcho Manchevski, is a tour-de-force examination of its nature and destructiveness. BEFORE THE RAIN is a triptych-each segment a love story exploring basic choices people much make while dealing with a volatile reality. In the dark sombre confines of a Macedonian monastery, a young girl seeks refuge from the gunmen who are looking for her. In London, a woman leaves her husband while dealing with the reapperance of her lover, a Macedonian photographer who has just returned from Bosnia. Back in Macedonia, the photographer reutuns home to be confronted with the divisions besetting his community . Yet a simple description doesn;t do justice to the enormous intercacy of this work. It is not just a passionate story but also a superlative and engrossing pictorial of modern Europe, one which offers a unique perspective on the Balkans and the conflicts that plague them.

Screenplay
Milcho Manshevski

Director
Milcho Manchevski

Producer
Judy Counihan, Cedmoir Kolar, Sam Taylor, Cat Villiers

Cinematography
Manuel Feran

Editing
Nicloas Gaster

Principal Cast
Katrin Cartlidge, Rade Serbedzjia, Gregoire Colin, Labina Mitevska

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BEFORE THE RAIN