synopsis

During the turmoil and violence of Partition, a Sikh ex-soldier, haunted by war, offers shelter to a young Muslim woman who has been separated from her family.

Festivals & Awards

Press:

Drama, Romance

genre

Vic Sarin

DIRECTOR

Vic Sarin, Patricia Finn

WRITTEN BY

Tina Pehme, Kim Roberts

producers

Christopher Zimmer

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Ibiza Film Festival, Spain, 2007

Winner, Best Film / Audience Award

Rhode Island International Film Festival, USA, 2007

Bite The Mango Film Festival, UK, 2007

Indo-American Arts Society (IAAC) Festival (New York), USA, 2007

South Asian Literary And Theatre Arts Festival (SALTAF), USA, 2007

Foyle Film Festival, Derry UK 2008

Barbados International Film Festival, Barbados, 2008

Winner, Best Film / Best Director

CSC Award, 2008 

Nominated for Best Cinematography

Genie Awards, 2008 

Nominated for Best Cinematography & Best Costume Design 

Leo Awards, 2007 

Winner, Best Production Design & Best Sound Editing

Nominated for Best Film, Best Direction, Best Screenwriting, Best Cinematography & Best Overall Sound

Jimi Mistry, Kristen Kreuk, Neve Campbell, Irrfan Kahn, Madhur Jaffrey

STARRING

Astral Media
Harold Greenberg Fund

British Columbia Film

Canadian Television Fund
IMX Communications
Movie Central
Telefilm

The Movie Network

PROJECT PARTNERS

21st Century Pictures (Australia)
Allumination Filmworks
En Pantalla (Mexico)
HBO EE (Eastern Europe TV)
HBO Ole (Latin America TV)
Manga Films (Spain)
Mill Creek Entertainment (USA)

Mondo Home Entertainment (Italy)
Movie Network (Australia TV)
Murena International (Russia)
Myriad Pictures (US and ROW sales)
NBC Universal Nordic (Scandinavia)
Prime Pictures (Middle East)

Seville Pictures (Canada)
Shaw Organization (Singapore)
Soda Pictures (UK)
Swen International (Brazil)
Warner Home Video (Canada)

Sales & distribution