Before the Rains
2007•PG-13•1h 38m•4.8•Released
DramaRomance
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.
Director
Santosh Sivan
Writer
Cathy Rabin
Languages
English, Malayalam
Studio
Excalibur Pictures
Cast
Linus Roache
Henry Moores
Nandita Das
Sajaani
Rahul Bose
T. K. Neelan
Jennifer Ehle
Laura Moores
Indrajith Sukumaran
Manas
Lal
Rajat
Thilakan
T.K.'s father
Ganapathi S. Poduval
Production
Company
Excalibur Pictures
Company
Adirondack Pictures
Company
Merchant Ivory Productions
Producer
Doug Mankoff
Producer
Andrew Spaulding
Producer
Paul Hardart
Producer
Tom Hardart
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