Before the Storm (2000 film)
| Before the Storm | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Reza Parsa |
| Written by | Mikael Bengtsson Reza Parsa |
| Cinematography | Eigil Bryld |
| Edited by | Louise Brattberg |
| Music by | Peter Lundback |
Production companies | Illusion Film & Television Norsk Film |
| Distributed by | Columbia TriStar Films (Sweden) AB |
Release dates |
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Running time | 101 minutes[1] |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
Before the Storm (Före stormen) is a drama crime thriller[2][1] 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
- Per Graffman as Ali
- Maria Lundqvist as Ali's wife
- Emil Odepark as Leo
- Martin Wallström as Danne
- Tintin Anderzon as Leo's mother
- Christer Fant as Leo's father
- Sasha Becker as Sara
- Anni Ececioglu as Jenny
- Claes Ljungmark as Johan Sander
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."[2] In his review for The New York Times, Stephen Holden wrote that "is a timely if overly schematic meditation on the gloomier implications of the notion that indeed we're all connected."[1]
For Screen International, Sheila Johnston wrote that "while the movie has faults, the bulk of it is forceful and emotionally involving".[3]
See also
- List of drama films of the 2000s
- List of crime films of the 2000s
- List of thriller films of the 2000s
References
- ^ a b c "FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW; Parallel Predicaments On a Collision Course". The New York Times. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
- ^ a b Jonathan Holland (16 October 2000). "Before the Storm". Variety. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Before The Storm". Screen Daily. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
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