Earth
1998 · Movie · 101 min · ★ 6.6 · 79% critics
In 1947 Lahore, a child watches everyday life shift from neighborly calm to fear as the India–Pakistan partition approaches. As political and religious tensions rise, her caregiver becomes caught in a painful romantic rivalry, and the surrounding community is pulled toward violence and loss.
Based on Cracking India
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Details
- Original title
- 1947: Earth
- Years
- 1998
- Release date
- 1998-09-16
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Critic score
- 79/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (41 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an intense, character-focused look at how communal conflict fractures ordinary lives, similar in spirit to Water; Not for you if you want light entertainment or prefer to avoid graphic, upsetting scenes.
Pros: gripping human-scale story; strong performances; powerful emotional impact | Cons: very disturbing violence; uneven pacing; can feel sensational
Themes
- based on novel or book
- war of independence
- period drama
- woman director
- partition
- 1940s
- lahore
Awards & recognition
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2000 · nominated
Cast & crew
Aamir Khan
as Dil Navaz
Nandita Das
as Shanta
Rahul Khanna
as Hassan
- MS
Maia Sethna
as Lenny Sethna
Kitu Gidwani
as Bunty Sethna
Arif Zakaria
as Rustom Sethna
Eric Peterson
as Mr. Rogers
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
as Imam Din
Pavan Malhotra
as Butcher
- SM
Sunil Mehra
as Toto Ramji
Directed by Deepa Mehta