Before Snowfall
2013 · 105 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 610 VOTES · DIR. Hisham Zaman
Overview
Before Snowfall starts with a dramatic escape: Eighteen year-old Nermin runs away from her wedding in a village in Iraqi Kurdistan. Being the elder of the family, her younger brother Siyar becomes responsible for finding her and restoring the family reputation. The mission proves a dangerous one for the inexperienced Siyar. First stop is Istanbul, where he meets Elvin, a young girl who becomes his travel companion. On the way from east to west, through Europe and all the way to Norway, Siyar comes to realize his own need for respect, and for love.
Dialogue Timeline — 504 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:57 Open your mouth.
00:07:05 Today, we are here for a good deed, God willing!
00:14:39 Hello. Do you speak Kurdish?
00:17:51 Can you find out if Hawar has stayed here?
00:21:05 - Where's your son? We need to talk. - He's not home. What's wrong?
00:24:43 If you want to kill somebody, it's no problem...
00:28:20 They continued sending each other letters.
00:34:03 Are you ok?
00:36:20 - What has happened to you? - Nothing has happened.
00:40:47 - This morning. - Have they left Istanbul?
00:44:14 I don't want to live like this either. I want to go to my father.
00:46:09 What's happening here? Get out! You animals!
00:48:22 Siyar, you're ready now. Agha sent the money.
00:51:12 These are my parents, and that's me.
00:56:05 You help me, and I help you.
01:00:41 I am Sherzad. I've brought you some food.
01:03:58 Evin!
01:09:04 How many years have passed, Evin? You've changed so much.
01:12:35 Unfortunately it's true, like it or not.
01:17:33 - Hello, how are you? - I'm fine.
01:19:36 Siyar! What's the matter?
01:23:24 I had a nightmare.
01:28:38 I saw the bearded man again on the train.
01:32:43 Karwan the smuggler says hello!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed504
Dialogue density4.8 lines / min
First line00:00:57
Final line01:32:43
Production Record
DirectorHisham Zaman
LanguageKU
IMDb votes610