Before the Storm (2000 film)

Before the Storm
Theatrical release poster
Directed byReza Parsa
Written byMikael Bengtsson
Reza Parsa
CinematographyEigil Bryld
Edited byLouise Brattberg
Music byPeter Lundback
Production
companies
Illusion Film & Television
Norsk Film
Distributed byColumbia TriStar Films (Sweden) AB
Release dates
  • 22 September 2000 (2000-09-22) (Sweden)
  • 20 October 2000 (2000-10-20) (AFI Film Festival)
Running time
106 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish

Before the Storm (Före stormen) is a drama film directed by Reza Parsa released in 2000.

Synopsis

Leo is a Swedish teenager who is bullied at school and Ali is a taxi driver who is blackmailed by terrorists. Surrounded by violence in their lives, both try to solve their problems.

Cast

Reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety gave the movie a positive review saying that is "strongly scripted and well-played treat convincingly employs thriller elements to make its heavyweight agenda palatable ... Parallels between the two tales of violence and submission are not overdone. Script is content to point out that power games exist at every social level, from the local and domestic to the global, and that the two are not easily disentangled."[1]

References

  1. ^ Jonathan Holland (16 October 2000). "Before the Storm". Variety. Retrieved 12 November 2018.