The circularity of violence seen in a story that circles on itself. In Macedonia, during the war in Bosnia, Christians hunt an ethnic Albanian girl who may have murdered one of their own. A young monk who's taken a vow of silence offers her protection. In London, a photographic editor who's pregnant needs to talk it out with her estranged husband and chooses a toney restaurant.
Before the Rain has generally received very positive reviews.
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Review of Before the Rain (1994)
By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 01 Jan 2000
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Before the Rain was released in 1994 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 139 reviews, giving Before the Rain (1994) an average rating of 82%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 90%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 80%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Before the Rain than critics were.
With a score of 82%, Before the Rain is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1994, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 1994 with similar scores include films like Léon: The Professional, Chungking Express and Once Were Warriors.
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