Film

Partition

1987 · 1h 18m · Drama · Romance

IMDb

7.0

The tumultuous events surrounding the sub-continent's partition in 1947 into India and Pakistan are re-imagined in Ken McMullen's complex and visually striking film. A lunatic asylum in the city of Lahore becomes a mirror image of events in the outside political world, with the same actors playing both inmates and rulers. Adapted by Tariq Ali and McMullen from famous Urdu writer Saadat Hasan Manto's short story 'Toba Tek Singh', Partition speaks for the countless millions that the usual British Raj films sweep out of sight. Released to mark the 60th anniversary of the partition of the Indian sub-continent, this is the film's first-ever release on DVD.

Roshan Seth

Zia Mohyeddin

Zohra Sehgal

Saeed Jaffrey

John Shrapnel

General Flood

Tariq Yunus

Sunil Tanna

• Ken McMullenDirector · Writer
• Tariq AliWriter · Executive Producer
• Lynn HorsfordProducer
• Darcus HoweExecutive Producer
• Nancy SchiesariDirector of Photography
• Barrie GuardOriginal Music Composer

Release date

August 19, 1987

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 18m

Genres

Drama, Romance