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Partition: The Day India Burned

(en)

2007

1h30m

Partition: The Day India Burned

Documentary

History

Overview: Documentary about the effects of Britain's withdrawal from India in 1947 which triggered one of the biggest migrations in history. 15 million were displaced and more than a million lost their lives. The story is told through the testimony of people who lived together for centuries, but were forced out of their homes as one of the largest and most ethnically diverse nations in the world was divided. Dramatised reconstructions evoke some of the mistrust, violence and upheaval that ensued

Status: Released

Release date: January 1, 2007

Countries of origin: United Kingdom,

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Production company:
  • BBC

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Chiwetel Ejiofor

Chiwetel Ejiofor

as Narrator

Roedad Khan

Roedad Khan

as Self

Som Anand

Som Anand

as Self

Nayantara Sahgal

Nayantara Sahgal

as Self

Jawaharlal Nehru

Jawaharlal Nehru

as Self (archive f...

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