Determined to leave the ravages of war behind, 38 year old Gian Singh resigns from the British Indian Army to a quiet life. His world is soon thrown in turmoil, when he suddenly finds himself responsible for the life of a 17 year old girl, traumatized by the events that separated her from her family.
Cinematography
Punjab landscapes that ache with beauty and loss
Acting
Jimi Mistry's haunted restraint, Kreuk's fragile steel
Score
Strings that know exactly when to wreck you
Director
Vic Sarin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sarin filmed in both India and Pakistan, a logistical miracle given the subject matter and ongoing tensions.
The 1947 Partition displaced 15 million people and killed up to 2 million—this romance is set in the eye of that hurricane.
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