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Earth (1947: Earth)

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It's 1947 and the borderlines between India and Pakistan are being drawn. A young girl bears witnesses to tragedy as her ayah is caught between the love of two men and the rising tide of political and religious violence.

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Director
Deepa Mehta
Date Made
1998
Country
Canada, India
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