“Before The Rains” – Maitland McDonagh reviews
A resolutely old fashioned story of personal tribulations played out against a backdrop of political turmoil, Sivan’s film is well acted, beautifully photographed and oddly reassuring. It comes perilously close to suggesting that the injustices of colonial rule were the product of morally weak and misguided individuals rather than a system that empowered and enriched foreign interests at the expense of locals. Read more>>
