1947 (Earth)

 (1999)
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1947 (Earth)
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  • Plot: The movie opens in Lahore of 1947 before India and Pakistan became independent. It is a cosmopolitan city, depicted by the coterie of working class friends who are from different religions. The rest of the movie chronicles the fate of this group and the maddening religious that sweeps even this... Read more

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| Jul 28, 2007
Desicritics.org, India
As Ralph Crane puts it "It may be that the atrocities of 1947 are best seen through the innocent naive eyes of a child, who has no Hindu, Muslim or Sikh axe to grind. An extremely touching and poignant story. ... Full Review

Times of India
Earth : Lenny (Maia Sethna), is an eight-year-old Parsee girl who is growing up rich in pre-partition Lahore in 1947, enjoying the warm, enveloping life that loving parents and a filial household staff of four brings. But at the film�s debut, opening the 2005 Toronto Film Festival, Mehta�s unflinching and passionate filmmaking resulted in a rousing standing ovation and critical acclaim. ... Full Review

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