Seven Days in Summer: Countdown to Partition

Today India and Pakistan are home to one fifth of the world's population. They are rising powers but hostile neighbours. Their enmity can be traced back to the week of their birth, 70 years ago. On 15 August 1947, Britain would give up the Indian Empire, partitioning it in into two independent countries, India and Pakistan. This film tells the story of the seven days that led up to their independence and the last days of the British Raj.

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Tiger

Tiger

2024

Aus dem Leben der Inder

1930

MALALA: A Girl From Paradise

MALALA: A Girl From Paradise

2013

These Silences are all the Words

These Silences are all the Words

2017

The Warp and the Weft

2015

Lighthouse

Lighthouse

2024

Traceable

2014

Kumbh Mela: Songs of the River

Kumbh Mela: Songs of the River

2004

Ganga

1975

Around India with a Movie Camera

Around India with a Movie Camera

2019

Dhrupad

Dhrupad

1983

We are Humanity

We are Humanity

2018

Scenes at his Excellency the Viceroys's Garden Party at Belvedere

Scenes at his Excellency the Viceroys's Garden Party at Belvedere

1926

Arrival

Arrival

1980

Love Commandos

District Officer

1945

Mahatma Gandhi Noa Khali March

Mahatma Gandhi Noa Khali March

1947

Farewell, My Indian Soldier

Farewell, My Indian Soldier

2016

Land of the Taj Mahal

1952

An Indian Day

An Indian Day

1968