Partition was a lovely film, very tastefully set in picturesque locales. Being an Indian, in India, I wonder about the authenticity of the story. Sirsa, the centre of the the story, where Gian belongs, is not the everyday city of erstwhile Punjab that one would have expected a non-Indian movie to talk of. Is this story true, then? The trivia that hints at fiction are:
Gian's son is named Vijay, a non-Sikh name, even if the marriage was of two people of differing religions, one does not expect that the child would be named on a third religion.
Sirsa is not so close to the border that people from Delhi were required to cross over to Pakistan on foot - when the massacre takes place.
Sirsa is also in the very arid west. Naseem could not have managed to get into a monsoon jungle within 500-km from Sirsa.
Sirsa is no where surrounded by hills - it is flat land till as far as the eye can see.
These trivial aberrations apart, the story is so well cinematographed, that it takes a second viewing to locate the glitches, which are meaningless, actually. Even so, I am sure the director, Mr Vic Sarin has heard of a story from his father or uncle, which was the simple basis of this lovely production.
Highly recommended for the above-average viewer.
Gian's son is named Vijay, a non-Sikh name, even if the marriage was of two people of differing religions, one does not expect that the child would be named on a third religion.
Sirsa is not so close to the border that people from Delhi were required to cross over to Pakistan on foot - when the massacre takes place.
Sirsa is also in the very arid west. Naseem could not have managed to get into a monsoon jungle within 500-km from Sirsa.
Sirsa is no where surrounded by hills - it is flat land till as far as the eye can see.
These trivial aberrations apart, the story is so well cinematographed, that it takes a second viewing to locate the glitches, which are meaningless, actually. Even so, I am sure the director, Mr Vic Sarin has heard of a story from his father or uncle, which was the simple basis of this lovely production.
Highly recommended for the above-average viewer.