Earth

1999 • 101 minutes

About this movie

Earth is a 1999 Indo-Canadian period romance drama film directed by Deepa Mehta. It is based upon Bapsi Sidhwa's novel, Cracking India, set during the 1947 partition of India. Earth is the second instalment of Mehta's Elements trilogy, preceded by Fire and followed by Water. It was India's entry for the 1999 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.