Earth

The second film in Deepa Mehta’s trilogy, Earth is set in 1947 when India was on the brink of emancipation from Great Britain. At the center of this richly dramatic tale is Lenny, an eight-year-old Parsee girl growing up in a wealthy, nonpartisan family. She is cared for by an entourage of friends and relatives, most notably her charming nanny Shanta (Nandita Das of Fire), but these relationships crumble as political rifts and violence between Sikhs, Muslims, and Hindus tear the country apart. 1999, India/Canada, color, 35mm, in Hindi/Urdu/Gujarati/Punjabi with English subtitles, 101 minutes.