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2008 Certificate 12 Certificate 12 (TBC)
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Set in 1930s southern India against the backdrop of a growing nationalist movement, "Before the Rains" is the English language debut of acclaimed Indian director Santosh Sivan. An idealistic young Indian man finds himself torn between his ambitions for the future and his loyalty to the past when people in his village learn of .. Read more

Starring Leopold Benedict, Rahul Bose, Nandita Das, Jennifer Ehle
Director Santosh Sivan
Genres Drama

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Before the Rains

Set in 1930s southern India against the backdrop of a growing nationalist movement, "Before the Rains" is the English language debut of acclaimed Indian director Santosh Sivan. An idealistic young Indian man finds himself torn between his ambitions for the future and his loyalty to the past when people in his village learn of an affair between his British boss and a village woman.

Starring Leopold Benedict, Rahul Bose, Nandita Das, Jennifer Ehle, Indrajit, Lal Paul, Linus Roache, John Standing, Thilakan, Ejji K. Umamahesh
Director Santosh Sivan
Studio METRODOME VIDEO
Run time DVD: 1 hr 37 mins
Watch now: 2 hrs 13 mins
Certificate DVD: Certificate 12, Watch Online: Certificate 12 (TBC)
Genres Drama
Language DVD: English
Watch Online: English
Released DVD: 02 Mar 2009
Watch now: 31 Jul 2009
Production year: 2008
Watch now £2.49
Format DVD

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  • 3 stars out of

    Before the Rains is a solid if unmemorable slice of culture-clash melodrama. Revisiting timeworn Merchant Ivory... read more on Time Out

    • Tom Huddleston, 
    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 7 out of 8 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    Good but nothing spectacular

    My title says it all really... The scenery and photography in this film were beautiful and I thought that both the idea and the plot was good and some of the acting was very good... however none of the things that happened or their effects on the characters were fully explored and the relationships between the characters weren't well defined.

    Worth a watch anyway.

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Good start, but dull end

    It started well, but lost it way. OK film for viewing on a wet Sunday afternoon

      • A customer from London, England
      • Posted 18 Apr 2009 11:49

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      • Set in 1930s southern India against the backdrop of a growing nationalist movement, "Before the Rains" is the English language debut of acclaimed Indian director Santosh Sivan. An idealistic young ...