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 ; produced by Hamilton-Mehta Midnight Productions Inc. in association with Number 9 Midnight Films

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 ; produced by Hamilton-Mehta Midnight Productions Inc. in association with Number 9 Midnight Films

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Rating: NR

Main title

Midnight's children

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 ; produced by Hamilton-Mehta Midnight Productions Inc. in association with Number 9 Midnight Films

Runtime

146

Summary

At the stroke of midnight on August 15th, 1947, as India declares independence from Great Britain, babies are being born with super powers. Two of them are switched at birth by a nurse in a Bombay hospital. And so it is that Saleem Sinai, the illegitimate 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

adult

Technique

live action

Classification