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Earth(Movie, 1998)

Original title: "1947: Earth" (Hindi/HI)
1h 41min | Genre: Drama
EarthRating: 3.3/5 (with 1616 votes)
Earth (Hindi: पृथ्वी; released in India as 1947: Earth) is a 1999 Indo-Canadian period romance drama film directed by Deepa Mehta. It is based upon Bapsi Sidhwa's novel, Cracking India (1991, US; 1992, India; originally published as Ice Candy Man, 1988, UK), set during the 1947 partition of India. Earth is the second instalment of Mehta's Elements trilogy, preceded by Fire (1996) and followed by Water (2005). It was India's entry for the 1999 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. ()
Part of the Elements Trilogy
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About Earth

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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Additional Information

Production countries: Canada, India
Plays in: Lahore
Based on the work of: Bapsi Sidhwa ("Cracking India")
Original language: Hindi (HI)
Spoken languages: English (EN), Hindi (HI)
Translated into 10 languages: Czech (CS), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 09/16/1998
Narrator: Shabana Azmi
Director: Deepa Mehta
Producer: Deepa Mehta
Screenwriter: Deepa Mehta, Bapsi Sidhwa
Executive Producer: David Hamilton
Director of Photography: Giles Nuttgens
Composer: A. R. Rahman
Performer: A. R. Rahman
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"अर्थ"
Revenue: 528,972 USD

3 movies in the Elements Trilogy

1997 Fire
1998 Earth
2005 Water

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