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Partition (2007)

Partition poster
Directed by
Vic Sarin
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
India, United Kingdom, Canada
Runtime
1h 56m
Rated
R
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 33 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Sikh man and a Muslim woman fall in love during the violence and chaos of the 1947 Partition of India. The film follows their struggle to stay together as their world is torn apart by hatred and war.

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What happens

Partition is a 2007 English-language period film directed by Vic Sarin, written by Patricia Finn and Vic Sarin, and starring Jimi Mistry, Irrfan Khan and Kristin Kreuk. The film is set in 1947, based on the Partition of India and was partially shot in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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