Before the Rains (2007)
1h 38m
Running Time
September 7, 2007Release Date
Before the Rains (2007)
1h 38m
Running Time
September 7, 2007Release Date
Advertisement
Plot.
Set in southern India in the late 1930s, this provocative tale traces the story of three people caught in an inexorable web of forbidden romance and dangerous secrets. After a British spice planter falls in love with his alluring servant, an idealistic young man finds himself torn between his ambitions and his family, his village and his past.
Where to Watch.
Rent
Rent
RentCurrently Before the Rains is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
This Movie Is About.
Advertisement
Cast & Crew.
Linus Roache
Henry Moores
Rahul Bose
T. K. Neelan
Nandita Das
Sajani
Jennifer Ehle
Laura Moores
Thilakan
T.K.'s father
Lakshmi Krishnamurthy
T.K.'s mom
Lal
Rajat
John Ross
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
John Standing
Charles Humphries
Indrajith Sukumaran
Manas
Santosh Sivan
Director
Cathy Rabin
Writer
Andy Malcolm
Foley
Dan Verete
Writer
Leslie Shatz
Supervising Sound Editor
Mark Burton
Producer
Paul Hardart
Producer
Tom Hardart
Producer
Doug Mankoff
Producer
Andrew Spaulding
Producer
Mark Kilian
Composer
Steven Cohen
Editor
Sreekar Prasad
Editor
Kelly Valentine Hendry
Casting Associate
Details.
Release DateSeptember 7, 2007
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 38m
Content RatingPG-13
Genres
Advertisement
Wiki.
Before the Rains is a 2007 Indian-British period drama film directed by Santosh Sivan. The film is adapted from a story from the 2001 anthology Israeli film Asphalt Zahov. Before the Rains is set in 1930s Malabar District of the Madras Presidency of British India, against the backdrop of a growing nationalist movement. An idealistic young Indian man, T.K. Neelan (Rahul Bose) finds himself torn between his ambitions for the future and his loyalty to tradition when people in his village learn of an affair between his British boss and close friend Henry Moores (Linus Roache) and a married village woman Sajani (Nandita Das).
It was filmed on location in Kerala, India and was released in cinemas in India, the US and the UK.