Republic of Macedonia / France / UK,
1994, 113 min
Directed by:
Milcho ManchevskiScreenplay:
Milcho ManchevskiCinematography:
Manuel TeranCast:
Katrin Cartlidge, Rade Serbedzija, Grégoire Colin, Labina Mitevska, Phyllida Law, Meto Jovanovski, Daniel Newman, Vladimir Jacev, Josif Josifovski (more)Plots(1)
The first film made in the newly independent Republic of Macedonia, Milcho Manchevski's Before the Rain crosscuts the stories of an orthodox Christian monk (Grégoire Colin), a British photo agent (Katrin Cartlidge), and a native Macedonian war photographer (Rade Serbedzija) to paint a portrait of simmering, entrenched ethnic and religious hatred about to reach its boiling point. Made during the strife of the war-torn Balkan states in the nineties, this gripping triptych of love and violence is also a timeless evocation of the loss of pastoral innocence, and remains one of recent cinema's most poetic evocations of the futility of war. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1995 - Milcho Manchevski (Best Foreign Language Film)
Independent Spirit Awards
- 1996 - Milcho Manchevski (Best International Film)
Guldbagge Awards
- 1995 - Milcho Manchevski (Best Foreign Film)
Venice Film Festival
- 1994 - Milcho Manchevski (Golden Lion for Best Film)
- 1994 - Milcho Manchevski (FIPRESCI Prize)
Warsaw International Film Festival
- 1995 - Milcho Manchevski (Audience Award - Feature)