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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
Merchant Ivory Productions (presents) (as Merchant Ivory); Adirondack Pictures (in association with); Excalibur Pictures(in association with); Santosh Sivan Productions [in](in association with); Echo Lake Entertainment;

Cast Names
Dr. Ambikathmajan; Indrajith; Lal; John Standing; Thilakan; Ejji K. Umamahesh; Lakshmi Krishnamurthy; Linus Roache; Rahul Bose; Nandita Das; Jennifer Ehle; Leopold Benedict;

Box Office
USD 1,036,061

Release Date
2008-01-11 (Palm Springs International Film Festival)
2008-04-08 (Sarasota Film Festival)
2008-04-11 (WorldFest Houston)
2008-04-29 (Tribeca Film Festival)
2008-05-09 (limited)
2008-05-16
2008-06-14 (Maui Film Festival)

Genres
Drama; Romance; Thriller;

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

Running Time
1 hr. 38 min.

Director
Santosh Sivan

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