This is mainly a love story set amidst the 40s partition. It's about a Sikh man and a Muslim woman. To those unfamiliar with the politics and religion in India many not even know that there was such animosity between those religious groups in India so it's quite enlightening.
Production values are good. Liked the cinematography - pretty scenes of flowers and sunsets. The massacres are shown but not too graphically. The casting is strange for the lead actresses. What were they thinking casting a half Chinese half Dutch as an Indian Muslim. Kristen Kreuk tried hard with accent and all but her looks were just so off. Neve Campbell also seems out of place as a British woman in India in the 40s. Even though she tries to put on an accent, she just seems fake. Didn't like the ending. It was unnecessarily tragic and contrived.
Not a great movie but worth one watch if you are interested in the subject matter but prepared for a rather trying love story.
Production values are good. Liked the cinematography - pretty scenes of flowers and sunsets. The massacres are shown but not too graphically. The casting is strange for the lead actresses. What were they thinking casting a half Chinese half Dutch as an Indian Muslim. Kristen Kreuk tried hard with accent and all but her looks were just so off. Neve Campbell also seems out of place as a British woman in India in the 40s. Even though she tries to put on an accent, she just seems fake. Didn't like the ending. It was unnecessarily tragic and contrived.
Not a great movie but worth one watch if you are interested in the subject matter but prepared for a rather trying love story.