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Before the Rain

1994Movie1 h 53 minNR

86
ExcellentGoodWatch score

A relentlessly bleak, violent drama movie about history and everyday modern life, with standout cinematography.

Good for friends night · thought-provoking · adults

Skip it if you need an uplifting mood · you want fast pacing · you want to half-watch while scrolling · graphic violence bothers you

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Story

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.

Feels like

  • War and Conflict
  • Political Intrigue
  • Non-linear Narrative
  • Ethnic Tensions
  • Bleak Realism
  • Psychological Drama
  • European Cinema
  • Social Commentary
  • Circular Storytelling

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Facts

June 9, 1994 · 1 h 53 min · NR

Released
June 9, 1994
Runtime
1 h 53 min
Age rating
NR
Content
Violence
Genres
Drama, War
Original language
Macedonian
Also spoken
Albanian, English, French
Made in
United Kingdom, North Macedonia, France
Box office
$763,847
Available in
6 countries

Tropes

Idiosyncratic Episode Naming, Kids Are Cruel, Onscreen Chapter Titles +9

  • Idiosyncratic Episode Naming
  • Kids Are Cruel
  • Onscreen Chapter Titles
  • Anachronic Order
  • Face Framed in Shadow
  • Shout-Out
  • Ugly Slavic Women
  • Love Dodecahedron
  • Hollywood Darkness
  • Grave-Marking Scene
  • Shower of Angst
  • Arcadia

12 of 32 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

6 questions, like "Where can I stream Before the Rain?"

Questions about Before the Rain

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream Before the Rain?

In the United States, Before the Rain streams on Criterion. It also streams in 5 other countries.

Is Before the Rain worth watching?

86
ExcellentGoodWatch score

Yes, it's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 86 (IMDb 7.8 and Rotten Tomatoes 92%).

Can I half-watch Before the Rain?

Easy watchDemanding

No, it needs your attention: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for complexity and 8 for philosophical.

Will I feel good after watching Before the Rain?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for bleakness and 8 for melancholy, against 3 for hopefulness.

Is Before the Rain in English?

MacedonianAlbanianEnglishFrench

No, it was made in Macedonian, with some Albanian, English, and French.

What tropes does Before the Rain use?

Idiosyncratic Episode NamingKids Are CruelOnscreen Chapter TitlesAnachronic OrderFace Framed in ShadowShout-OutUgly Slavic WomenLove DodecahedronHollywood DarknessGrave-Marking SceneShower of AngstArcadiaand 20 more

TV Tropes lists 32 tropes for it, including Idiosyncratic Episode Naming, Kids Are Cruel, and Onscreen Chapter Titles.