
Life,death,andbasichumandesire—noonecanescapefromtheseinevitabilities.AugustDrizzlefollowsthelifeofafemalemorticianandtellsataleofuniversalhumandesires.<br/> Somalata,awomanmortician,workswithPiyasiri.Thepeopleinhertownpolitelydistancethemselvesfromher,andsoshedecidestobuildacrematoriuminthehopesthatpeoplewillchangetheirperceptionofherforerectingsuchabuilding.Despitebeingsoclosetodeathallthetime,shealsohasstrongsexualurgesthatsheisconstantlysuppressing.TheendresultofthatisthedelicaterelationshipbetweenSomalata,Piyasiriandtheirfriendandarchitect,Wishwa,remainingtranquil.Somalata’sdesireisreflectedinthemovie’stitle;itisadrizzlingrainthatisgonebeforeitevenhitstheground.Attimes,humanfateiscruel.Somalataisnotabletoescapefromthiscruelbondoffate:Sheisabletocosmeticizethedead,butcan’tdoitforherself.