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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: ALLUMINATION FILM WORKS LLC
EAN: 0783722274576
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Label: Allumination
Manufacturer: Allumination
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Allumination
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 08, 2008
Running Time: 115 minutes
Sales Rank: 27596
Studio: Allumination
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
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Product Description:
Even in a land ravaged by hatred, fear and intolerance, the seeds of love can still find nourishment to take root and blossom. It is 1947, and amidst the chaos and bloodshed unleashed when India and Pakistan are split into separate states, Sikh and former soldier Gian (Jimi Mistry) risks everything to save Naseem (Kristin Kreuk) a young Muslim woman, from a violent mob. Soon, love builds a bridge between their two worlds, healing the wounds in both their hearts. But how long can their joy last when religious zealots try to tear them apart forever? With its rich tapestry of stories and characters based on real people and events, Partition is a moving and timeless tale of innocent people struggling to find happiness in treacherous times.
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Rating:  - Beautiful story!!
The Partition is a beautiful love story. It is set in 1947 when Pakistan and India are split into seperate states. Gian, a former Sikh soldier risks everything to save Naseem, a young Muslim woman from a massacre. He takes her to his village and hides her. The village accepts her and they wed and have a son. After some years pass she finds out her family is alive and visits them in Pakistan. They hold her prisoner and will not let her return to Gian and her son. Gian risks everything, converting ... Read More
Rating:  - A beautifully shot movie depicting a painful period in India's history
Partition refers to the British empire's partitioning of India into India and Pakistan [and subsequently the forming of the nation of Bangladesh, out of part of Pakistan]. It has been the subject of numerous books and movies, and is truly a tragic period in history.
The movie here centers around Gian [Jimi Mistry], a Sikh who served in WWII, and who is haunted by memories of his friend Walter, who was a war casualty. Gian returns to India to find a nation torn apart by hostilities between ... Read More
Rating: - "Let Them See Who Their Enemy Is" ~ Love In A Time Of Hatred
The '07 film `Partition' is a bittersweet romance set against the backdrop of the bloody civil war in India during the `40's. The violence between Muslim, Sikh and Hindi finally necessitated the partition of '47 creating the Muslim nation of Pakistan. The starcrossed lovers are Jimi Mistry in the role of the disillusioned Gian and Kristen Kreuk as Naseem, a young Muslim girl Gian saves from death. As one might expect the two eventually fall in love, but can will they be accepted by a population consumed ... Read More
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