- Release Date: 2007
- Runtime: 98 min
- Genre: Drama
- Starring: Linus Roache, Rahul Bose, Nandita Das, Jennifer Ehle ... see all
- Director: Santosh Sivan
- Plot: Set in 1930s Kerala , a southern Indian state against the backdrop of a growing nationalist movement. An idealistic young Indian man, T.K. ( Rahul Bose ) finds himself torn... Read more
User Reviews
Least good
Jun 19, 2008
ianbabybeethoven - yahoo.com
Jun 19, 2008ianbabybeethoven - yahoo.com
It is so stupid that I can never see this! PG-13 means some material may not be suitable for children under 13.... Full review
Horrible Movie
Jun 07, 2008
tomorsay - yahoo.com
Jun 07, 2008tomorsay - yahoo.com
This movie was a half-hearted effort and a miserable failure by everyone involved. I was excited to see this movie and was more than disappointed. The characters were poorly developed. There was no chemistry between anyone in the movie. Each opportunity... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Jul 30, 2008ndtv.com
Roache, who attracted media attention in the BBC television series Seaforth (1994), went on record saying his work in Before the Rains was his best ever in his two decades in the film industry.
It is great to see an English-Malayalam movie running in main theatres in the West," said Sivan.
... Full Review
| May 03, 2008Galatta
Santosh Sivan's film Before the Rains won three awards in an international film festival held in Houston, Texas, U.S.A. It won in the categories of best film, cinematography and music.
He is also a very good director.
... Full Review
| Dec 20, 2007Real Bollywood
I've told Santosh our next movie together better be in a warm seven-star hotel.
You lose your insurance if you do such stupid things.
Shooting with Sivan for the second time was an exhilarating experience for Rahul.
... Full Review
| Jul 24, 2007Real Bollywood
Before the Rains", which was earlier titled "Road to the Sky", is relevant in today's time, feels Sivan.
Hence, I think a balance and harmony of both - visuals and characters - make scenes poignant.
... Full Review
Exclaim! Canada
This is not to dismiss the film as forgettable or unworthy of viewing; on the contrary
Yet another in a long line of films about the negative repercussions that Western industrialized entitlement and unreflective ignorance have on cinematically idealized and technologically primitive cultures, Before the Rains is a passionate film of cross-cultural difference told with minimal passion and only surface beauty.
... Full Review
News
Short Takes: 'Noise'; 'Before the Rains';. 'Finding Amanda'; 'Snow Angels'; 'Tortured'
courant.com –
2008-09-16
Noise (Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2008) - Fed up with car alarms that go on forever, Tim Robbins' David Owen begins his anti-noise mission by deflating the cars' tires. ... Full Article
'My daal-chawal is art house world cinema'
rediff.com –
2008-05-14
"If you read the script, you know that the character lies between the two worlds," Bose says about TK. "When you know you are playing a heroic character and he is the soul of the script, to play it with... ... Full Article

Before The Rains Movie - AFI Dallas
'BEFORE THE RAINS' UK Trailer - IN UK CINEMAS JULY 25TH
Before The Rains - Theatrical Trailer
Before The Rains - Premiere


