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Midnight’s Children is the epic film from Oscar nominated director Deepa Mehta, based on the Booker Prize-winning novel by Salman Rushdie. At the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, as India declares independence, two new-born babies are switched by a nurse in a Bombay hospital. Saleem Sinai, the illegitimate son of a poor woman, and Shiva, the son of a wealthy couple, are fated to live the destiny meant for each other. Their lives become mysteriously intertwined and are inextricably linked to India’s whirlwind journey of triumphs and disasters.

2012 · 2h 28m
Director Deepa Mehta

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Midnight's Children

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Midnight’s Children is the epic film from Oscar nominated director Deepa Mehta, based on the Booker Prize-winning novel by Salman Rushdie. At the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, as India declares independence, two new-born babies are switched by a nurse in a Bombay hospital. Saleem Sinai, the illegitimate son of a poor woman, and Shiva, the son of a wealthy couple, are fated to live the destiny meant for each other. Their lives become mysteriously intertwined and are inextricably linked to India’s whirlwind journey of triumphs and disasters.

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Studio
Entertainment One
Released
2012
Run Time
2 hr 28 min
Rated
12
Regions of Origin
United Kingdom, Canada, India, United States
© 2011 Hamilton-Mehta Midnight Productions

Languages

Original Audio
English (United Kingdom), English, English (Canada)
Audio

English (United Kingdom) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, AAC)

Subtitles

English (United Kingdom) (CC)

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Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.