Before the Storm (2000 film)

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

 * 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 ... 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."