Child of Empire

Two men from the Partition generation — Ishar Das Arora, an Indian Hindu who migrated from Pakistan to India, and Iqbal-ud-din Ahmed, a Pakistani Muslim who made the opposite journey — share childhood memories of their experiences while playing a board game. As the two men unpack their memories, audiences embody the experience of a 7-year-old child at key points in the migration. Child of Empire offers a powerful counter-narrative that lends a fresh perspective on the effects of forced migration on everyday individuals.

Genre:

Animation, Documentary

Duration:

17 min

Cast:

Adil Hussain, Salman Shahid

Quality:

HD

Director:

Sparsh Ahuja, Erfan Saadati, Stephen Stephenson

Release:

2022

Country:

India, Pakistan, United Kingdom

Rating:

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