MIDNIGHT'S CHILDREN
by Deepa Mehta
synopsis
At the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, as India proclaims independence from Great Britain, two newborn babies are switched by a nurse in a Bombay hospital. Saleem Sinai, the illegitimate son of a poor Hindu woman, and Shiva, the offspring of wealthy Muslims, 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.
| international title: | Midnight's Children |
| original title: | Midnight's Children |
| country: | Canada, United Kingdom |
| sales agent: | FilmNation Entertainment/USA |
| year: | 2012 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Deepa Mehta |
| film run: | 148' |
| release date: | UK 26/12/2012, IE 26/12/2012, DE 28/03/2013, IT 28/03/2013, NL 30/05/2013, ES 31/05/2013 |
| screenplay: | Salman Rushdie |
| cast: | Satya Bhabha, Shahana Goswami, Seema Biswas |
| cinematography by: | Giles Nuttgens |
| film editing: | Colin Monie |
| costumes designer: | Dolly Ahluwalia, Ritu Kumar |
| music: | Nitin Sawhney |
| producer: | David Hamilton |
| production: | Number 9 Films Ltd, Hamilton-Mehta Productions/Canada |
| distributor: | eOne entertainmentOne, Videa SPA, Concorde Filmverleih, Paradiso Filmed Entertainment Nederland, DeAPlaneta |
