Partition: The Day India Burned

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

• Release date
• January 1, 2007
• Runtime
• 90 min
• Genres
• Documentary, History
• Director
• Ricardo Pollack

Cast

Chiwetel Ejiofor Narrator

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Roedad Khan Self

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Som Anand Self

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Nayantara Sahgal Self Jawaharlal Nehru Self (archive footage) Mahatma Gandhi Self (archive footage)

M

Muhammad Ali Jinnah Self (archive footage)

G

Golok Majumdar Self