Brilliant and touching

Absolutely Fantastic

It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.

This is a powerful movie about the circle of conflict, coming from the authentic Balkan region that is troubled by these issues for ages. It gives you the perspective on these themes in a great, artistic and sincere way. Highly recommended.

The circularity of violence seen in a story that circles on itself. In Republic of Macedonia, during 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.First of all, you don't see many films from Macedonia. At least, I don't. I suppose people in Macedonia may see more. But that was the first thing that struck me. But more to the point, the film is interesting for its blend of cultures and languages, and its (possibly) unique plot device of three stories that could go in more or less any order.I cannot say this was a film I truly loved, but it was one I admired. And it makes me wonder what else is out there from this same director or others involved. There is a whole world of film out there to be explored.

it is a film about the dust of words. about power of self definition. about death. and hate. about courage. and a deformed universe. each character is letter of a testimony. each testimony is another cold circle of ash.and nothing else. a monk, a girl, a photographer. a village as scene of a profound crime. sure, it is slice from a war. but this war has not end. it is expectation, desire, ladder. a seed as demolition of another old order. for this cause the film is touching and impressive. because it is clear. and honest. because is a picture. the places, the dialogs, the borders of circles are only shadows of events. three stories. and the cruel silence. that is all.

To me, this movie conveys the ESSENCE of war. The very start...Profound. Genius. This is how war happens. And it is so very, very sad.If only people could think back to this point in their very own lives (yes, you) and be less rigid and more forgiving and less focused on detailed "rules and regulations".. Each person and each action or non-action counts.Beautifully acted and beautiful, haunting music. Although I have seen it several years ago, "Before the rain" keeps coming up in my mind because of conflicts all around us in the world. Unfortunately the story is very much alive today and I'm afraid it will be for a long time.