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Midnight's children, Filmation Entertainment presents in association with Noble Nomad Pictures Frontier, a Hamilton-Mehta Production in co-production with Number 9 Films ; produced by David Hamilton ; screenplay by Salman Rushdie ; directed by Deepa Mehta

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Midnight's children, Filmation Entertainment presents in association with Noble Nomad Pictures Frontier, a Hamilton-Mehta Production in co-production with Number 9 Films ; produced by David Hamilton ; screenplay by Salman Rushdie ; directed by Deepa Mehta
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Rating: Not rated
Main title
Midnight's children
Medium
videorecording DVD
Responsibility statement
Filmation Entertainment presents in association with Noble Nomad Pictures Frontier, a Hamilton-Mehta Production in co-production with Number 9 Films ; produced by David Hamilton ; screenplay by Salman Rushdie ; directed by Deepa Mehta
Runtime
146
Summary
At the stroke of midnight on August 15th, 1947, as India declares independence from Great Britain, two babies are switched at birth by a nurse in a Bombay hospital. And so it is that Saleem Sinai, the bastard child of a beggar woman, and Shiva, the only son of a wealthy couple, are fated to live the destinies meant for each other. Over the next three decades, Saleem and Shiva find themselves on opposite sides of many a conflict
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Classification