Before the Rains

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Before the Rains
USA, 98 Minute Running Time
Additional Countries: India
US Premiere
Topics: Drama, Epic, Romance
Programs: Best of Fest, Gala Screenings, World Cinema Now

Acclaimed cinematographer Santosh Sivan brilliantly captures the rustic beauty of his native Kerala with its sweeping vistas as a backdrop for a torrid love affair set in 1937 India—a world where characters are caught between loyalty to British colonialism and the desire for freedom.

DIRECTOR: Santosh Sivan
Producer: Doug Mankoff, Andrew Spaulding, Paul Hardart, Tom Hardart, Mark Burton
Editor: Steven Cohen, A. Sreekar Prasad
Screenwriter: Cathy Rabin
Cinematographer: Santosh Sivan
Music: Mark Kilian
Principal Cast: Linus Roache, Rahul Bose, Nandita Das, Jennifer Ehle