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Earth (Hindi: पृथ्वी; released in India as 1947: Earth) is a 1999 Indo-Canadian period romance drama film directed by Deepa Mehta. It is based upon Bapsi Sidhwa 's novel, Cracking India (1991, US; 1992, India; originally published as Ice Candy Man , 1988, UK), set during the 1947 partition of India .
Sep 10, 1999 · With Aamir Khan, Nandita Das, Rahul Khanna, Maia Sethna. It's 1947 and the borderlines between India and Pakistan are being drawn. A young girl witnesses tragedy as her ayah (nanny) is caught between the love of two men and the rising tide of political and religious violence.
Summaries. It's 1947 and the borderlines between India and Pakistan are being drawn. A young girl witnesses tragedy as her ayah (nanny) is caught between the love of two men and the rising tide of political and religious violence. The movie opens in Lahore of 1947 before India and Pakistan became independent.
Oct 15, 1999 · "Earth" is a film that sees that tragedy through the eyes of a group of friends in Lahore, then in India, now in Pakistan. There are Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs, Parsees, even a Christian or two. They have lived side-by-side since time immemorial, and the more idealistic think that situation can continue.
Aug 7, 2017 · Open-ended Trailer from New Yorker
Jun 12, 2017 · There is an extraordinary body of literature about the event, true, but for a region where cinema reigns supreme, the dearth of films is a glaring absence. The one exception is a nineteen-year-old film by Indian-Canadian director Deepa Mehta, Earth (1998).
Earth. A young Parsi girl discovers the truth about human nature as friends turn foes while the city is set aflame during partition.
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