Midnight's Children
2012 • 145 minutes
4.1star
11 reviews
41%
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Midnight's Children is the epic films from Oscar nominated director Deepa Mehta (Water, 2007), based on the Booker Prize-winning novel by Salman Rushdie.
At the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, as India declares independence, two new-born babies are switched by a nurse in a Bombay hospital. Saleem Sinai, the illegitimate son of a poor woman, and Shiva, the son of a wealthy couple, are fated to live the destiny meant for each other. Their lives become mysteriously intertwined and are inextricably linked to India's whirlwind journey of triumphs and disasters. © 2013 Hamilton-Mehta Productions Inc. / Number 9 Films (Midnight) Limited. All Rights Reserved.
At the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, as India declares independence, two new-born babies are switched by a nurse in a Bombay hospital. Saleem Sinai, the illegitimate son of a poor woman, and Shiva, the son of a wealthy couple, are fated to live the destiny meant for each other. Their lives become mysteriously intertwined and are inextricably linked to India's whirlwind journey of triumphs and disasters. © 2013 Hamilton-Mehta Productions Inc. / Number 9 Films (Midnight) Limited. All Rights Reserved.
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4.1
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10 March 2014