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09/06/1994 Drama, War 1h 53m
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Time Never Dies, the Circle is Not Round.

Overview

The circularity of violence seen in a story that circles on itself. In Macedonia, during the war in Bosnia, Christians hunt an ethnic Albanian girl who may have murdered one of their own. A young monk who's taken a vow of silence offers her protection. In London, a photographic editor who's pregnant needs to talk it out with her estranged husband and chooses a toney restaurant.

  1. Milcho Manchevski

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Katrin Cartlidge

    Anne

  2. Rade Šerbedžija

    Aleksander

  3. Grégoire Colin

    Kiril

  4. Labina Mitevska

    Zamira

  5. Phyllida Law

    Anne's Mother

  6. Silvija Stojanovska

    Hana

  7. Jay Villiers

    Nick

  8. Josif Josifovski

    Father Marko

  9. Kiril Ristoski

    Father Damjan

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Reviews

A review by deepkino
Written by deepkino on 2025-09-17
'Pred dozhdot' (Before the Rain) is a cinematic masterpiece that masterfully weaves together three seemingly disparate narratives to craft a profound and melancholic meditation on the cyclical nature of hatred, violence, and ethnic conflict. Set against the backdrop of the early 1990s in Macedonia, the film explores the devastating impact of war on human relationships and the tragic inevitability of history repeating itself.

The brilliance of the film lies in its circular narrative structure, which subverts traditional linear storytelling to emphasize the inescapable cycle of violence. The ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
Macedonian

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$763,847.00

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