BEFORE THE RAIN

In an ancient mountain monastery in Macedonia, a young monk named Kiril finds a frightened girl hiding in his cell. She is a victim of ethnic hatred and after her enemies find her, the peace of his solitude is broken forever ... In a London restaurant, Anne and her husband, with whom she is separated, meet to discuss their problems. Their conversation is interrupted by a noisy dispute between a waiter and a customer. The client leaves, then returns, shoots around the restaurant and, among others, kills his wife... The photographer Alexander, famous for photographing the war and its victims, returns to his native Macedonian village in search of peace. Anne and Alexander are lovers – why her marriage is in danger – and the fugitive hiding in the monastery is the daughter of his former mistress...