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* ShoutOut: Some of the kids in the fields have attached sticks to the shells of live turtles and are play fighting with them, calling them [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles ninja turtles]].
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: We never learn what happens to the young monk after he gets expelled from the monastery.
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* WalkingTheEarth: The monk, for all his traditional roots and his small rural sanctuary, looks longingly at airplanes crossing the sky in what is actually quite a voyeuristic way. This connects with the film's theme of travel and conflicting choices.
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* InMediasRes: The film begins with the young monk doing important chores, but without establishing context. The main action of the film opens with the chase of the little girl.
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* AspectMontage: The opening scene with close-up shots of tomatoes and oranges being harvested by Kiril.
* BarBrawl: The film shows a fight scene and then a shootout at a London restaurant.
* EvilIsPetty: A henchman of Mitre enjoys shooting a cat on a rooftop.
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* FeetFirstIntroduction: How Mitre the scary guerilla dude is first shown as he enters the monastery, hungint for the girl.
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* FeetFirstIntroduction: How Mitre the scary guerilla dude is first shown as he enters the monastery, hungint hunting for the girl.girl.
* FriendsAllAlong: When Aleksander meets Bojan, they approach each other like hostiles until they switch and hug each other.
* FriendsAllAlong: When Aleksander meets Bojan, they approach each other like hostiles until they switch and hug each other.
* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:Aleksander]] notices the rain coming and then dies with a peaceful expression on his face.
* HollywoodDarkness: The scene with monks walking in a moonlit night early on was clearly shot during daytime with a filter.
* InTheBack: Both [[spoiler:Zamira and Aleksander]] are killed with shots in the back.
* LongLastLook: When Kiril is sent away by the Armenians, he turns around and shares a long last look with Zamira.
* MorningSickness: Anne's [[VomitDiscretionShot offscreen vomitting]] on the toilet is an early indicator of her pregnancy.
* OnscreenChapterTitles: Each of the three chapters is announced with a TitleCard.
* OnscreenChapterTitles: Each of the three chapters is announced with a TitleCard.
* RedemptionInTheRain: Rain comes down on Zamira after [[spoiler:Aleksander]] dies.
* UglySlavicWomen: A couple of old wrinkled women can be seen in the village.
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* WouldHurtAChild: The Armenian elder hits Zamira until she bleeds. Another man [[spoiler:shoots her soon after]] InTheBack.
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"Words" features the story of an Albanian infant girl running from war in Bosnia, being chased by soldiers who believe she is a murderer (apparently this doesn't sound messed up in Eastern Europe) and the monk who hides her, being fearless in front of the men due to his vow of silence.
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"Words" features the story of an Albanian infant girl running from war in Bosnia, being chased by soldiers who believe she is a murderer (apparently this doesn't sound messed up in Eastern Southern Europe) and the monk who hides her, being fearless in front of the men due to his vow of silence.
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''Before the Rain'' (Macedonian: ''Пред дождот'', ''Pred doždot'') is a 1994 film about the political differences between Macedonia and London, with the great contrast used to illustrate the disparity of the present day in 1990s Europe. It was directed by Milcho Manchevski.
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''Before the Rain'' (Macedonian: ''Пред дождот'', ''Pred doždot'') is a 1994 film about the political differences between North Macedonia and London, with the great contrast used to illustrate the disparity of the present day in 1990s Europe. It was directed by Milcho Manchevski.
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* {{Arcadia}}: The opening sequence featuring a farm in Macedonia set to peaceful traditional music, deliberately done to juxtapose with the rest of part 1.
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* {{Arcadia}}: The opening sequence featuring a farm in North Macedonia set to peaceful traditional music, deliberately done to juxtapose with the rest of part 1.
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* PhotosLie: A lot of Aleksandar's guilt about the war/returning to Macedonia is that whilst he was a war photographer he had offhandedly complained about not getting evocative photos, prompting a guard to shoot people to give Alex something to photograph.
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* PhotosLie: A lot of Aleksandar's guilt about the war/returning to North Macedonia is that whilst he was a war photographer he had offhandedly complained about not getting evocative photos, prompting a guard to shoot people to give Alex something to photograph.
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* AnachronicOrder: Eventually we find out that the first story, "Words", takes place chronologically after the other two.
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* AutoErotica: Alex and Anne have sex in the back seat of a cab.
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* FeetFirstIntroduction: How Mitre the scary guerilla dude is first shown as he enters the monastery, hungint for the girl.
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* GraveMarkingScene: Mitre goes to his parents' graves to tell them about his impending wedding.
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* ShowerOfAngst: Part 2 starts with Anne weeping in the shower. She's pregnant and not sure what to do.
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* PhotosLie: A lot of Aleksandar's guilt about the war/returning to Macedonia is that whilst he was a war photographer he had offhandedly complained about not getting evocative photos, prompting a guard to shoot people to give Alex something to photograph.
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* BigBrotherInstinct: The monk to the little girl, particularly seen when after an interesting first few moments together, he checks on her wrapped in a blanket, supposedly asleep, before he goes to bed himself.
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* FaceFramedInShadow: Enforced in the film with the little girl, who wants to keep the lights off and in some cases physically block her face to cast a shadow to "hide", despite the fact that it's not that dark and the monk has definitely already seen her. During this sequence, the monk's face is unintentionally framed in shadow, suggesting he may have more to hide.
* GermanExpressionism: Some of the more tense scenes in Eastern Europe certainly lapse into being influenced by this, with sharp angles and dark contrast, and light only coming through window segments. And really creaky doors.
* GermanExpressionism: Some of the more tense scenes in Eastern Europe certainly lapse into being influenced by this, with sharp angles and dark contrast, and light only coming through window segments. And really creaky doors.
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* InMediasRes: The main body of the film opens with the chase of the little girl.
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* InMediasRes: The film begins with the young monk doing important chores, but without establishing context. The main body action of the film opens with the chase of the little girl.girl.
* JumpScare: There's a very quiet sequence of the young monk getting undressed (down to shorts and an undershirt), he then sits on his bed and suddenly jumps up screaming when he realizes he's sat on someone.
* KidsAreCruel: The kids playing with the turtles set them inside a twig circle upside down so that they can't move, then set the twigs on fire and throw a box of bullets into it. Intercut with scenes of an Eastern Orthodox Christian ceremony.
* JumpScare: There's a very quiet sequence of the young monk getting undressed (down to shorts and an undershirt), he then sits on his bed and suddenly jumps up screaming when he realizes he's sat on someone.
* KidsAreCruel: The kids playing with the turtles set them inside a twig circle upside down so that they can't move, then set the twigs on fire and throw a box of bullets into it. Intercut with scenes of an Eastern Orthodox Christian ceremony.
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* TheMentor: One of the older monks is a charming grandfatherly figure, especially to the young monk in part 1. He's also a pretty {{cool|OldGuy}} DeadpanSnarker.
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* ElectiveMute: The young monk in the first part has taken a vow of silence, which becomes important in secret keeping.
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* SceneryPorn: There are some beautiful shots, and one character even says to the young monk that he'd have also taken a vow of silence if not for needing words to comprehend the beauty of a particular view.
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* ShoutOut: Some of the kids in the fields have attached sticks to the shells of live turtles and are play fighting with them, calling them [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtle ninja turtles]].
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* ShoutOut: Some of the kids in the fields have attached sticks to the shells of live turtles and are play fighting with them, calling them [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtle [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles ninja turtles]].
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* ShoutOut: Some of the kids in the fields have attached sticks to the shells of live turtles and are play fighting with them, calling them [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtle ninja turtles]].
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* {{Arcadia}}: The opening sequence featuring a farm in Macedonia set to peaceful traditional music, deliberately done to juxtapose with the rest of part 1.
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* WalkingTheEarth: The monk, for all his traditional roots and his small rural sanctuary, looks longingly at airplanes crossing the sky in what is actually quite a voyeuristic way. This connects with the film's theme of travel and conflicting choices.
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The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
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->''"With a shriek, birds flee across the black sky, people are silent, my blood aches from waiting."''
-->--Aleksander
''Before the Rain'' (Macedonian: ''Пред дождот'', ''Pred doždot'') is a 1994 film about the political differences between Macedonia and London, with the great contrast used to illustrate the disparity of the present day in 1990s Europe. It was directed by Milcho Manchevski.
It's also a romance, told in three parts for the three 'love' stories: Words, Faces, Pictures. These stories are not linear, however, suggesting repetition and inevitability, as well as distorting the narrative sequence of events. In all, it seems to be the story of how Aleksander Kirkov's life went to shit.
"Words" features the story of an Albanian infant girl running from war in Bosnia, being chased by soldiers who believe she is a murderer (apparently this doesn't sound messed up in Eastern Europe) and the monk who hides her, being fearless in front of the men due to his vow of silence.
"Faces" moves to upmarket London where Anne, a photographer, can't choose between her stable husband or the rugged war photojournalist, Alex.
"Pictures" is the story of Alex moving back to Macedonia, finding out how the land has been divided by war, and being asked by his Albanian sweetheart to go find her young daughter.
Things do not end well.
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* InMediasRes: Opens with the chase.
* LoveDodecahedron: Anne is between her husband and Alex, whereas Alex is in love with Hana.
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''Before the Rain'' (Macedonian: ''Пред дождот'', ''Pred doždot'') is a 1994 film about the political differences between Macedonia and London, with the great contrast used to illustrate the disparity of the present day in 1990s Europe. It was directed by Milcho Manchevski.
It's also a romance, told in three parts for the three 'love' stories: Words, Faces, Pictures. These stories are not linear, however, suggesting repetition and inevitability, as well as distorting the narrative sequence of events. In all, it seems to be the story of how Aleksander Kirkov's life went to shit.
"Words" features the story of an Albanian infant girl running from war in Bosnia, being chased by soldiers who believe she is a murderer (apparently this doesn't sound messed up in Eastern Europe) and the monk who hides her, being fearless in front of the men due to his vow of silence.
"Faces" moves to upmarket London where Anne, a photographer, can't choose between her stable husband or the rugged war photojournalist, Alex.
"Pictures" is the story of Alex moving back to Macedonia, finding out how the land has been divided by war, and being asked by his Albanian sweetheart to go find her young daughter.
Things do not end well.
!!Tropes:
* InMediasRes: Opens with the chase.
* LoveDodecahedron: Anne is between her husband and Alex, whereas Alex is in love with Hana.
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''Before the Rain'' (Macedonian: ''Пред дождот'', ''Pred doždot'') is a 1994 film about the political differences between Macedonia and London, with the great contrast used to illustrate the disparity of the present day in 1990s Europe.
''Before the Rain'' (Macedonian: ''Пред дождот'', ''Pred doždot'') is a 1994 film about the political differences between Macedonia and London, with the great contrast used to illustrate the disparity of the present day in 1990s Europe.
