Before the Storm ( Före stormen )

Before the Storm (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Före stormen
Screened, competed or awarded at:
San Sebastian International Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
Spanish ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
102 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2000 and produced in:
Sweden ( Scandinavia, Iceland )

Directed By:
Reza Parsa

Written By:
Mikael Bengtsson
Reza Parsa

Actors:
Per Graffman ..... Ali
Maria Lundqvist ..... Clara
Sasha Becker ..... Sara
Anni Ececioglu ..... Jenny
Emil Odepark ..... Leo
Tintin Anderzon ..... Leo's Mother
Christer Fant ..... Leo's Father
Eric Lager ..... Leo's baby brother
Nasrin Pakkho ..... The Courier
Caweh Passereh ..... Courier's Grandchild
Mina Azarian ..... Ali's Former Wife
Ashkan Ghods ..... Ali's Son
César Saracho ..... Kidnapper (as Cesar Sarachu)
Reza Shojanyan ..... Kidnapper
Naser Ghofranifar ..... Kidnapper

Synopsis:

Ali (Per Graffman) has settled in Sweden with his wife Clara (Maria Lundqvist), daughters Sara (Sasha Becker) and Jenny (Anni Ececioglu), and a certain peace of mind. But Ali also has a past; before he moved to Sweden, Ali fought with a guerrilla terrorist group and had a wife (Mina Azarian) and son (Ashkan Ghods) who died in a skirmish with government troops. At least that's what Ali thought had happened, before an elderly woman calling herself 'The Courier' (Nasrin Pakkho) appears on his doorstep to remind him of his long-buried past. She presents Sara with a package containing a video cassette of Ali's first wife and son held captive by terrorists, as well as a severed finger and a wedding band. Ali is shocked by the discovery that his loved ones are alive, and startled by the demands of the kidnappers, who want him to assassinate a Swedish businessman (Claes Ljungmark) working with the repressive leadership of Ali's former homeland. Fore Stormen received its American premiere at the 2000 San Sebastian Film Festival.

Reza Parsa, an Iranian, who lives and works in Sweden, made his directorial debut with this drama about a Middle Eastern man confronted with the unpleasant legacies of his past.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 25 November, 2006.

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