Partition: The Day India Burned

Partition: The Day India Burned

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 2007

Runtime

1h 30m

Genres

Documentary, History

Original Title

Partition: The Day India Burned

Production Companies

BBC

Director

Ricardo Pollack

Description

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