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Set in 1930s 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 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 and a village woman.

Production
Adirondack Pictures; Echo Lake Productions (I); Excalibur Pictures; Merchant Ivory Productions (presented by); Santosh Sivan Productions;

Cast Names
Linus Roache; Rahul Bose; Nandita Das; Jennifer Ehle; Leopold Benedict; Indrajit; Lal Paul; John Standing; Thilakan; Ejji K. Umamahesh;

Release Date
2008-01-11 (Palm Springs International Film Festival)
2008-04-08 (Sarasota Film Festival)
2008-04-11 (WorldFest Houston)
2008-04-29 (Newport Beach International Film Festival)
2008-04-29 (Tribeca Film Festival)
2008-05-09
2008-06-14 (Maui Film Festival)

Genres
Drama;

MPAA Rating [?]
Rated PG-13 for violent content and a scene of sexuality.

Running Time
1 hr. 38 min. (Toronto International Film Festival)

Director
Santosh Sivan

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