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Before the Rain

Name: Before the Rain
Released: 1994

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1994

In three interlocking chapters that circle back on themselves, the cycle of ethnic violence plays out — a silent young monk sheltering an Albanian girl in Macedonia, a London photo editor, and a war photographer returning home. Milcho Manchevski's acclaimed, mournful drama.

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Part of 10 Essential Films from North Macedonia

This film is stop 1 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through North Macedonia. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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