Before the Rain

Before the Rain was released theatrically in 1994, and on DVD in the US by the Criterion Collection in June, 2008

Aim Productions, Noe Productions & Vardar Film with the participation of British Screen and the European Coproduction Fund (UK) in association with Polygram Audiovisuel & The Ministry of Culture for the Republic of Macedonia

Written And Directed By Milcho Manchevski

Starring
Katrin Cartlidge
Rade Serbedzija
Gregoire Colin
Labina Mitevska

Casting Directors
Moni Damevski
Liora Reich

Production Designers
Sharon Lomofsky
David Munns

Music Composed By Anastasia

Director Of Photography Manuel Teran

Edited By Nicolas Gaster

Co-Produced By

Frederique Dumas – Zajdela
Marc Baschet
and
Gorjan Tozija for Vardar Film

Produced By
Judy Counihan
Cedomir Colar
Sam Taylor
Cat Villiers

Associate producers
Sheila Fraser Milne
David Redman

Line producers
Paul Sarony
Chris Thompson

Costume Design
Caroline Harris
Sue Yelland

Full cast list
Katrin Cartlidge as Anne
Rade Serbedzija as Aleksander
Grégoire Colin as Kiril
Labina Mitevska as Zamira
Jay Villiers as Nick
Silvija Stojanovska as Hana
Phyllida Law as Anne’s Mother
Josif Josifovski as Father Marko
Kiril Ristoski as Father Damjan
Petar Mircevski as Zdrave
Ljupco Bresliski as Mitre
Igor Madzirov as Stojan
Ilko Stefanovski as Bojan
Suzana Kirandziska as Neda
Katerina Kocevska as Kate
Vladimir Endrovski as Trajce
Abdurrahman Shala as Zekir

Vladimir Jacev as Alija
Peter Needham as Maitre d’
Rod Woodruff as Waiter in Fight
Meto Jovanovski as Dr. Saso
Aleksandar Mikic as Atanas
Cvetko Mareski as Boy with Gun
Boris Delcevski as Petre
Dejan Velkov as Mate
Mladen Krstevski as Trifun
Dzemail Maksut as Kuzman
Mile Jovanovski as Priest Singing at Funeral
Milica Stojanova as Aunt Cveta
Kiril Psaltirov as Mome
Metodi Psaltirov as Tome
Blagoja Spirkovski-Dzumerko as Gang Leader
Sando Monev as Blagoj
Atila Klince as Sefer
Arben Kastrati as Ramiz
Daniel Newman as Ian
Gabrielle Hamilton as Woman in Cab
Moni Damevski as George

Ljupcho Todorovski as Kizo
Melissa Wilks as Retarded Child (as Melissa Wilkes)
Joe Gould as Redhead Waiter Goran as Goran
Nino Levi as Mailman
Lence Delova as Bossy Clerk
Jordan Vitanov as Policeman

Makeup Department
Makeup artist – Joan Hills, Morag Ross
Assistant hair stylist – Sandra Ivatovic
Assistant makeup artist – Radmila Todorovic

Production Management
Production manager – Stevan Acevski
Producer – Simon Hardy
Production supervisor – Nikola Popovic

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Assistant director – Vanja Aljinovic
Third assistant director – Filip Cemerski, Moni Damevski, Stuart Renfrew
Second unit director – Nicolas Gaster
Second assistant director – Finn McGrath

First assistant director – Zoran Mladenovic
DGA Trainee – Alex Nikolic
Assistant director – Mary Soan, Piers Thompson

Art Department
Set dresser – Nicole Albert
Prop master – St. John Bowman, Gice Stratiev
Stand-by props – Annabel Hands, Vangel Mijovski
Construction manager – Mike Houseman
Art department assistant – Colin Hutton, Robert Jazadiski
Assistant art director – Nikola Lazarevski, Michael T. Roberts
Assistant art director / set dresser – Pance Minov
Storyboard artist (uncredited) – Gary Cergol

Sound Department
Footsteps editor – Polly Aitken
Sound – Peter Baldock
Boom operator – Simon Cox, Marton Jankov-Tomica
Dialogue editor – Peter Elliott, Derek Holding

Sound recordist – Aidan Hobbs
Dubbing associate – Keith Lowes
Sound: second unit – Laurie McDowell
Assistant sound mixer – Clive Pendry
Foley artist – Jack Stew
Sound re-recording mixer – Hugh Strain
Sound camera operator (uncredited) – Steve Hancoc

Special effects John Fontana, Valentin Lozev

Stunt coordinators Parvan Parvanov, Rod Woodruff

Camera and Electrical Department
Still photographer – Alex Bailey
Grip assistant – Sead Bihorac, Mane Naskov
Gaffer – Petar Bogoeski, Kenny Sykes
Assistant camera – Fero Brant, Sreten Pakovski, John Pardue
Key grip – John Donne
Focus puller – Rémy Fourneron, Thierry Pouget
Best boy – Bob Horsefield, Milisav Krstevski
Clapper loader – Jason Olive

Camera operator: second unit / focus puller – Philippe Le Sourd
Camera operator: second unit – Simon Reeves, Dragan Salkovski
Steadicam operator – Vladimir Samoilovski

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Wardrobe assistant – Tina Foster, Katya Ivanova
Assistant costume designer – Zaklina Krstevska

Editorial Department
First assistant editor Laurie McDowell
Second assistant editor Kim Gaster
Associate editor Anne Sopel

Transportation coordinator Zoran Risteski

Other crew
Production assistant – Leonard Vigas Dos Santos, Biki Jandrevska, Patrice Salja
Continuity / script supervisor – Renée Glynne
Assistant accountant – Eve Heeks
Production accountant – Catherine Lecompte

Script supervisor – Biljana Mirkovic
Production secretary – Mira Nikcevska
Production coordinator – Tori Parry
Unit location manager – David Pinnington
Production associate – Chloe Sizer
Chief executive: Aim Productions – Matthew Wilson

Special thanks to Kim Ballard, Mike Downey