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1947: Earth
As the 1947 partition tears British India apart, a young girl in Lahore watches the once-harmonious circle of friends around her beloved nanny fracture along religious lines into betrayal and violence. Deepa Mehta's wrenching historical drama.
Why it’s here
Deepa Mehta’s Indian-Canadian Partition drama treats the final collapse of the British Raj as the force reshaping Lahore, friendship, religious identity, and violence.
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Genre
- Drama · Romance · History
- Mood
- romantic · thoughtful · dark
- Entry
- some context
- Best for
- character-driven drama
Content notes: war or political violence · violence or threat Non-exhaustive