Before the Rains May 1, 2009

FLICS presents Befoe the Rains.

BEFORE THE RAINS
Director: Santosh Sivan
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.

SYNOPSIS: Set in 1930's 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 (Rahul Bose) 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 (Linus Roache) and a village woman (Nandita Das).
GENRE: Drama
STUDIO: Roadside Attractions
DIRECTOR: Santosh Sivan
STARRING: Leopold Benedict, Rahul Bose, Nandita Das, Jennifer Ehle, Indrajit
MPAA RATING: PG-13
RUNTIME: 97 minutes

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