Before the Rain (film)
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| Pred doždot | |
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 Before the Rain VHS cover |
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| Directed by | Milčo Mančevski |
| Written by | Milčo Mančevski |
| Starring | Katrin Cartlidge Rade Serbedzija |
| Release date(s) |  1 September 1994 (premiere at VFF) 24 February 1995 11 August 1995 |
| Running time | 113 min |
| Language | Macedonian / English / Albanian |
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Before the Rain (Macedonian: Пред дождот; Pred doždot) is a 1994 Macedonian film starring Katrin Cartlidge, Rade Šerbedžija, Grégoire Colin, and Labina Mitevska. It was directed and written by Milčo Mančevski. The music was created by the band Anastasia.
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[edit] Synopsis
The film is divided into three stories, all of which focus on tragic and ill-fated love affairs. 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 woman who stands 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 beautiful Macedonian landscape. Unfortunately their romance is heading towards a sudden and brutal end.
Faces is set in bustling and trendy London. Anne, a beautiful picture editor, is torn between the love of her husband Nick and the attraction she feels for Aleksandar, a disillusioned war photographer. She is pulled into a series of tragic events by a shoot-out at a nearby restaurant.
The third and final story, Pictures, brings the two previous stories. It focuses on Aleksandar's return to Macedonia to settle. He learns that the war has divided his home village and that his Albanian neighbours are now seen as enemies. Hana, an Albanian woman he was, and apparently still is, in love with, asks him to take care of her daughter Zamira. While Aleksandar sets out to find the girl, a storm is building on the horizon, and the film returns us to its beginning.
[edit] Historical background
The film is not based on real events, as there was no armed conflict between Albanians and ethnic Macedonians at the time the film was made. However, a civil war broke out in 2001, seven years after the film was released.
[edit] Awards
The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It won several awards at the Venice Film Festival including the Golden Lion, and about thirty international awards in all.
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| Preceded by Short Cuts tied with Three Colors: Blue |
Golden Lion winner 1994 tied with Vive L'Amour |
Succeeded by Cyclo |
