Drama ·Romance ·History · Canada · 1998 · 1h 41m

Earth

1947: Earth

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Director
Deepa Mehta
Cast
Aamir Khan as Dil Navaz Nandita Das as Shanta Rahul Khanna as Hassan Maia Sethna as Lenny Sethna Kitu Gidwani as Bunty Sethna Arif Zakaria as Rustom Sethna
Crew
Giles Nuttgens — Director of Photography Barry Farrell — Editor A.R. Rahman — Original Music Composer Deepa Mehta — Screenplay Bapsi Sidhwa — Novel Deepa Mehta — Producer
Synopsis

It's 1947 and the borderlines between India and Pakistan are being drawn. A young girl bears witnesses to tragedy as her ayah is caught between the love of two men and the rising tide of political and religious violence.

Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookwar of independenceperiod dramawoman directorpartition1940slahore
Key Collaborators
Deepa Mehta Director Giles Nuttgens Director of Photography Barry Farrell Editor A.R. Rahman Original Music Composer Deepa Mehta Screenplay Bapsi Sidhwa Novel Deepa Mehta Producer Anne Masson Producer
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