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Seven Days in Summer: Countdown to Partition
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Seven Days in Summer: Countdown to Partition

Jan 1, 2017
1h 0m
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Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

BBC

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