Partition: The Day India Burned

Overview

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

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 2007

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

BBC,BBC One

Cast

Pran Chopra,Jawaharlal Nehru,Roedad Khan,Golok Majumdar,Shankar Ghosh,Louis Mountbatten,Chiwetel Ejiofor,Aridaman Singh Dhillon,Som Anand,Pamela Hicksand 6 more

Director

Ricardo Pollack

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt2402981