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Earth

Play trailer Poster for Earth 1999,  1h 48m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 91% 32 Reviews Tomatometer 85% 5,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
91% Tomatometer 32 Reviews 85% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
A young Parsi girl discovers the truth about human nature as friends turn foes while the city is set aflame during partition.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Jan 1, 2000
3/4
This is the kind of film that makes you question any religion that does not have as a basic tenet the tolerance of other religions. Go to Full Review
Ed Travis Hollywood Jesus Apr 10, 2020
Earth's narrative focuses on a tour around the globe's various ecosystems and highlighting some of the animal families' life cycles in those areas of the planet. That is the extent of the story, as narrated by the engaging James Earl Jones. Go to Full Review
Robert Roten Laramie Movie Scope Nov 5, 2009
3/4
Pete Hammond Hollywood.com Sep 8, 2009
5/5
Gary Thompson Philadelphia Daily News Apr 24, 2009
B
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Cast & Crew

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Deepa Mehta

Director

Aamir Khan

Dil Navaz, the Ice Candy Man

Nandita Das

Shanta, the Ayah

Rahul Khanna

Hassan, the Masseur

Maia Sethna

Lenny Sethna

Kitu Gidwani

Bunty Sethna

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Earth

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Movie Info

Synopsis A young Parsi girl discovers the truth about human nature as friends turn foes while the city is set aflame during partition.
Director
Deepa Mehta
Producer
Deepa Mehta, Anne Masson
Screenwriter
Deepa Mehta, Bapsi Sidhwa
Distributor
New Yorker Films, G2 Films
Production Co
Cracking the Earth Films Inc., Kaleidoscope Entertainment, Jhamu Sughand Productions, Hamilton-Mehta Productions
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Hindi
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 10, 1999, Original
Box Office (Gross USA)
$529.0K
Runtime
1h 48m
Sound Mix
Dolby
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