Aamir Khan, Arif Zakaria, Eric Peterson
Deepa Mehta directs this tale about the 1947 Partition of India. Told through the eyes of an eight-year-old child, it's a story about the violence and hardships which the country endures as war spread...( read more
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DVD Release Date: April 15, 2003
Stats: 300 reviews
Flixster Reviews (300)
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August 27, 2008
An interesting account of the period around the independence of India, portraying, in a personal way, the devastating effect of the country's separation on the various communities, Sikh, Hindu, Muslim and Parsi, in Lahore at the time.
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March 23, 2008
One of those "child's eye view of a love story in the midst of people brutalizing each other because the Powers That Be are incompetent morons" movies.
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January 22, 2009
This is a movie about when Britain stopped ruling India, and the nation was split in two to form India and Pakistani, it taught me as to why those two nations don't get along, It taught me a lot of things I never knew or that they never taught me in high school, story is told thr...( read more)
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December 31, 2007
This is one installment in the collection of Deepa Mephta's film. This is truly a great film, very touching!
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March 21, 2009
Very moving story which - like 'Water' - breaks the mold of Indian film. Very deep and real look at the partition from the eyes of the Hindus, Sikhs, and Muslims. The acting was good and the storyline was well thought out. A very fascinating film to watch. For what it's worth I e...( read more)
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October 21, 2008
Deepa Mehta scores again in this beautifully shot movie about the Partition beween India and Pakistan and how religious zealousness can fuel an already out of control fire. Nandita Das and Aamir Khan really shine.
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