Viceroy's House

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Synopsis

Drama. Based on the books 'Freedom at Midnight' by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre and 'The Shadow of The Great Game - The Untold Story of Partition' by Narendra Singh Sarila. In 1947, Lord Mountbattern (Hugh Bonneville), the last Viceroy of India, overseas India's independence and the creation of Pakistan.

Content elements

• Infrequent portrayals of weapons and hand-to-hand violence in the context of civil unrest
• Infrequent portrayals of and references to ethno-culture prejudice and serious social issues in a historical context

Thematic elements

• Partition and decolonization
• Religion, ethnicity, and community
• Political decisions and consequences

Classification rationale

Partition and decolonization

Religion, ethnicity, and community

Political decisions and consequences

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