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Train to Pakistan

Train to Pakistan

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1997

Runtime

1h 47m

Genres

Drama

User Score

50%

Original Title

Train to Pakistan

Production Companies

National Film Development Corporation of India, Film4 Productions

Director

Pamela Rooks

Description

Tensions run high near the border of British India, which is about to be partitioned with a new country called Pakistan. Sikhs living in this border town have heard numerous stories of Muslims killing, raping, and looting other Sikhs, Hindus, and Christians, and many of whom are their friends and relatives. Enraged at the loss of law and order, they plan their own attack on a trainful of Muslims leaving British India. The train is overcrowded with tens and thousands of migrating passengers, who are even perched on the windows and seated on the roof of this train. The plot is to tear the bridge down when the train is on it, and no one will dare stop these men to carry out this horrific task