Earth

Earth

1998 · 101 min · HI · 6.5 (32 votes)
Dir. Deepa Mehta · Starring Aamir Khan, Nandita Das, Rahul Khanna, Maia Sethna, Kitu Gidwani, Arif Zakaria · Music A.R. Rahman
Drama

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.

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A poignant and somber look at a nation's violent birth. This film feels like a heavy, quiet ache, capturing the personal tragedies amidst historical upheaval. It's a deeply felt, character-focused experience that lingers long after.

heartbreakingintrospectivesombertenseslow-burnperiod dramacharacter-drivenrealisticpartitionlossidentitylove
based on novel or bookwar of independenceperiod dramawoman directorpartition1940slahore
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