Movie Description
Partition: The Day India Burned
(2007)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
Cast
Narrator
Self
Self
Self
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self (archive footage)
Self
Posters
Facts
Original TitlePartition: The Day India Burned
Status Released
Release Information
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2007-01-01
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 30m
Homepagehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007wv67
Production CompaniesBBC
Genres
- Documentary
- History
