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Before the Rains
2008
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 |
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| 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 |
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| Director | Santosh Sivan |
| Studio | METRODOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 37 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 33 mins |
| Certificate |  DVD LOVEFiLM Instant |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English |
| Released | Production year: 2008 To Watch Online: LOVEFiLM Instant: 31 Jul 2009 To Rent: DVD: 02 Mar 2009 |
| Watch now | Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant. Subscribe. |
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āBefore the Rainsā is a solid if unmemorable slice of culture-clash melodrama. Revisiting timeworn Merchant Ivory... read more on Time Out
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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 ... read more »
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- 12 Mar 2009 at 13:48
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I enjoyed this film and the beautiful backdrop of Indian countryside. It gives an insight into the culture and the growing unrest between Indians and the ... read more »
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slow but colourfull and change from action
slow and done before but worth a watch,,specialy female viewers, forbidden love,poor ending,, well acted specialy the leads,all 3 special rahul bose we will ... read more »
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Stunningly good...
I knew nothing about 'Before the Rains' before I rented it and wasn't expecting much given the critics and members' reviews.
Have I ... read more » - 853245
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- nicjaytee
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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 ...
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