A searing adaptation of Bapsi Sidhwa’s novel ‘Cracking India’  (1991) Deepa Mehta’s second part in the Elements trilogy illustrates how women were victims of Partition, subjected to a trauma and symbolised in the marked violence perpetrated against them.

The film stars Nandita Das and Aamir Khan.

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Duration:
109 minutes

Languages:
English and Hindi

Subtitles:
Partial English

Country of origin:
Canada and India

Year of production:
1988