Bibliograph

Midnight's children, FilmNation Entertainment and Noble Nomad Pictures present ; a David Hamilton/Number 9 Films production ; directed by Deepa Mehta ; produced by David Hamilton ; screenplay by Salman Rushdie

Type

Label

Midnight's children, FilmNation Entertainment and Noble Nomad Pictures present ; a David Hamilton/Number 9 Films production ; directed by Deepa Mehta ; produced by David Hamilton ; screenplay by Salman Rushdie

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Rating: NR

Main title

Midnight's children

Medium

videorecording

Oclc number

854918926

Responsibility statement

FilmNation Entertainment and Noble Nomad Pictures present ; a David Hamilton/Number 9 Films production ; directed by Deepa Mehta ; produced by David Hamilton ; screenplay by Salman Rushdie

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 illegitimat 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

general

Technique

live action

Classification