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6.5/10
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A English spice baron settles in South India during the waning years of the Raj.A English spice baron settles in South India during the waning years of the Raj.A English spice baron settles in South India during the waning years of the Raj.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
Indrajith Sukumaran
- Manas
- (as Indrajith)
- Director
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Did you know
- TriviaSantosh Sivan was also his own cameraman on the film, acting as director of photography.
- GoofsThe story takes place in 1937, but the pickup truck seen throughout the film is a 1950's Jeepster truck.
- Quotes
T.K.'s Father: You knew of this but did nothing. You saw everything and shut your eyes because you wanted to live in both worlds. No one is ever lost on a straight road. But you have been lost, and now you must find your way back.
- ConnectionsRemake of Yellow Asphalt (2000)
- SoundtracksPink Champagne
Composed by Peter Thomas
Courtesy of APM Music
Featured review
Before the Rains is a beautifully made drama set in south India in 1937. An engrossing story, it shows us what India was like and awakens our interest in foreign lands. But what stuck in MY mind was the extreme difficulty of having a sexual/romantic encounter in this time and place.
Young people these days take their sex fast and casual. There is no way they can ever understand the restraints of the pre-1960 era (let alone 1937). And this was the case in India, or in the USA. With most women married well before their 18th birthday, with marriage being respected by society, with the remaining single people mostly being (obvious) born losers, non or extra marital sex was virtually impossible, and could lead to the serious and multi-complicated downfalls portrayed in this movie. Easy to say had the lovers handled things wiser or smarter their ultimate problems might have been easier. But wait, they DID handle their situation wisely......
Young people these days take their sex fast and casual. There is no way they can ever understand the restraints of the pre-1960 era (let alone 1937). And this was the case in India, or in the USA. With most women married well before their 18th birthday, with marriage being respected by society, with the remaining single people mostly being (obvious) born losers, non or extra marital sex was virtually impossible, and could lead to the serious and multi-complicated downfalls portrayed in this movie. Easy to say had the lovers handled things wiser or smarter their ultimate problems might have been easier. But wait, they DID handle their situation wisely......
- vitaleralphlouis
- Oct 29, 2008
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- Also known as
- Road to the Sky
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,029,655
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $48,159
- May 11, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $1,316,722
- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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