The first film made in the newly independent Republic of Macedonia; Milcho Manchevski’s Before the Rain crosscuts the stories of an orthodox Christian monk (Gr?goire Colin); a British photo agent (Katrin Cartlidge); and a native Macedonian war photographer (Rade ?erbed?ija) to paint a portrait of simmering; entrenched ethnic and religious hatred about to reach its boiling point. Made during the strife of the war-torn Balkan states in the nineties; this gripping triptych of love and violence is also a timeless evocation of the loss of pastoral innocence; and remains one of recent cinema’s most poetic evocations of the futility of war.

DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES:

• New; restored high-definition digital transfer; supervised and approved by director Milcho Manchevski • Audio commentary featuring Manchevski and film scholar Annette Insdorf • New video interview with actor Rade ?erbed?ija • Manchevski's award-winning music video for Arrested Development's "Tennessee" • Stills galleries of Manchevski's photographs and on-set shots • Theatrical trailer • New and improved English subtitle translation • PLUS: A new essay by film scholar Ian Christie • More!