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Before the Rain (Pred dozhdot) (1994)

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Milcho Manchevski's first feature film is a three-part story of the violence and political chaos tearing apart the newly independent nation of Macedonia (former Yugoslavia). In part one, Kiril (Grégoire Colin), an Orthodox monk, encounters Zamira (Labina Mitevska), a Muslim from Albania. Zamira is frightened and has nowhere to go, so Kiril lets her stay in his cell, knowing that if the authorities find her, his peaceful life will be shattered. The second segment, set in London, concerns Anne

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If it's only as politically savvy as a college term paper, it's also as gritty as an old-school western.

August 12, 2008 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | Comment
Slant Magazine

What it loses in novelty and subtlety it makes up for in its earnest depiction of love and individual human decency in the face of societal cruelty.

August 12, 2008 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | Comment
Slant Magazine

Creates a scenario that it's inevitable the heavy rains will fall over the bloody land ... .

July 6, 2008 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Dealing with the Balkan wars, this ambitious and compassionate art film interweaves three stories (one set in London) that contrast the calm beauty of the Macedonian landscape with the harowing violence that erups within its borders.

December 13, 2005 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | Comment

Unfortunately not the masterpiece I hoped for, but still a thought-provoking trio of intertwined stories set in the war-torn Balkans.

August 17, 2003 Comment
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Makes it clear that the long arm of tribal violence is stark and scary.

August 30, 2002 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | Comment
Spirituality and Practice

Impecable.

July 27, 2001 Full Review Source: Cinenganos | Comment
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*On my "best of the 1990s" list.

February 9, 2008
YLOWBSTARDreturns

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A very deep film that emphasized the inescapability of violence; I thought this film was wonderfully shot including a great storytelling arc and brilliant structure to the entire plot.

July 22, 2008
Sheldon Chau

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