Seven Days in Summer: Countdown to Partition

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.

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Children of the Pyre

Children of the Pyre

2008

Lahore - Refugees from India

Lahore - Refugees from India

1947

Ladakh

Ladakh

1943

Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Peshawar, The Khyber Pass and Rawl Pindi

Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Peshawar, The Khyber Pass and Rawl Pindi

1922

Das Rätsel der gefälschten Mumie

Das Rätsel der gefälschten Mumie

2014

Sapera

Sapera

2019

Palna's Daughters

Palna's Daughters

2007

Uti

Uti

1925

Khyber Pass; Kashmir; Agra

Khyber Pass; Kashmir; Agra

1928

Calcutta, Darjeeling & Bihar

Calcutta, Darjeeling & Bihar

1947

India's forgotten people

India's forgotten people

2020

Gurukulam

2013

Freedom For The Wolf

Freedom For The Wolf

2017

Temples of India

Temples of India

1938

The River of Life and Death

The River of Life and Death

1941

Vetal Nagri

Vetal Nagri

2018

Gulabi Gang

Gulabi Gang

2012

A Road in India

A Road in India

1938

Machines

Machines

2017

The Pigeons of Lahore

The Pigeons of Lahore

2024