The film releases in 2 theaters in the Boston area from May 16 onwards in Waltham and Cambridge.
1. Embassy Cinema, 16 Pine Street, just off Moody Street, Waltham
2. Kendall Square Cinema, One Kendall Square, Cambridge
You can download the poster and production stills, as well as see the trailer on the website -
www.beforetherains.net
The film has screened in some prestigious film festivals including Toronto, Pusan, Dubai and Houston. In fact in the recently concluded Houston International film festival, it swept the top 3 awards - Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Music.
The film is a sweeping David Lean style epic - presented by Merchant Ivory, and directed by Santosh Sivan (The Terrorist, Ashoka). Set in the 1930s in Kerala, it is a romantic drama charting an illicit love affair between a British tea plantation owner and his Indian housekeeper, within the context of the emerging Independence movement. Shot in the hills of Munnar by the master himself - Santosh Sivan - the cinematography is simply breathtaking.
The New York Times Review calls it a "Fatal culture clash, imperialist entitlement, forbidden passion between
master and servant: the ingredients of the Indian director Santosh Sivan’s
period piece".
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