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9.3 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 4 Ratings

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  1. KeithK.
    Jan 8, 2005
    7
    An excellent movie about the break-up of India in 1947. Musical sound track haunting.
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  2. ArielS.
    May 1, 2006
    10
    Fire, brimestone, and terror reign in this movie.
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Metascore
71 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 15
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  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    75
    Told as a melodrama and romance, not docudrama, and that makes it all the more effective.
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  2. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Jay Carr
    75
    Hurls its Holocaust at us in a series of justifiably horrific images.
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  3. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Jessica Winter
    40
    Mehta feels compelled to twist the screw, shamelessly plying her audience with mawkish tropes wearing the garb of "innocence."
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