Before the Rains

 (2007)


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User Reviews

Least good
Jun 19, 2008
ianbabybeethoven - 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
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, 2008
ndtv.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, 2008
Galatta
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, 2007
Real 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, 2007
Real 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

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It is interesting because the magazine is perhaps the only one of its kind that discusses the visual language of a film.Though a Hollywood film, Before the Rains was shot completely in Munnar, Kerala. ... Full Article

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