Before the Rain
“Time Never Dies, the Circle is Not Round.”
The circularity of violence seen in a story that circles on itself. In Macedonia, during the 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.
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Cast
26 people
Katrin Cartlidge
Anne
Known for
Breaking the Waves
From Hell
Rade Šerbedžija
Aleksander
Known for
Eyes Wide Shut
Taken 2
Grégoire Colin
Kiril
Known for
MobLand
Women at War
Labina Mitevska
Zamira
Known for
God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya
Loners
Phyllida Law
Anne's Mother
Known for
The Time Machine
Unleashed
Silvija Stojanovska
Hana
Also in
The Liberation of Skopje
How I Killed a Saint
Jay Villiers
Nick
Known for
The International
War and Peace
Josif Josifovski
Father Marko
Also in
The Stress or the Wrong Note
Goodbye, 20th Century
Kiril Ristoski
Father Damjan
Also in
My Love Charlie Parker
Clement of Ohrid
Petar Mirčevski
Zdrave
Known for
God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya
On the Milky Road
Ilko Stefanovski
Bojan
Also in
Absurdistan
Shadows
Katerina Kocevska
Kate
Also in
The Business of Pleasure
Suicide Guide
Milcho Manchevski Director · Manuel Teran Cinematographer Nicolas Gaster Editor
Worldwide gross $764K · United States release February 24, 1995 · Produced in United Kingdom, North Macedonia, France
Box office
Worldwide gross
$763,847
Production
British Screen Productions
Production
PolyGram Audiovisuel
Production
Vardar film
Production
Ministerstvo za kultura na Republika Makedonija
Production
Noé Productions
Production
AIM Group
Production
Gramercy Pictures
Production
United Kingdom · North Macedonia · France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Пред дождот
Original language
Macedonian
Spoken on screen
Albanian · English · French · Macedonian
Release dates
North Macedonia · June 9, 1994
Theatrical
United States · February 24, 1995
Theatrical
Canada
September 15, 1994 · Theatrical
China
October 16, 2026 · Premiere · Yangtze River Delta International Youth Film Festival
Czechia
April 1, 1996 · Limited theatrical · Projekt 100
France
November 16, 1994 · Theatrical
Germany
September 28, 1995 · Theatrical
Italy
August 31, 1994 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 12, 1995 · Theatrical
South Korea
June 3, 1995 · Theatrical
Spain
January 12, 1995 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 11, 1995 · Theatrical
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