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Feature film — 2007

Before the Rains (2007)

4.81h 38mDrama — Romance

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

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Cast & crew

Linus Roache as Henry Moores

Linus Roache

Henry Moores

Nandita Das as Sajaani

Nandita Das

Sajaani

Rahul Bose as T. K. Neelan

Rahul Bose

T. K. Neelan

Jennifer Ehle as Laura Moores

Jennifer Ehle

Laura Moores

Indrajith Sukumaran as Manas

Indrajith Sukumaran

Manas

Lal as Rajat

Lal

Rajat

Thilakan as T.K.'s father

Thilakan

T.K.'s father

Ganapathi S. Poduval as

Ganapathi S. Poduval

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