Feature film — 2007
Before the Rains (2007)
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.
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A high-signal pick with 15 votes.
Excalibur Pictures / Adirondack Pictures / Merchant Ivory Productions
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Director: Santosh Sivan
On screen
Cast & crew

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
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