Name: Viceroy's House
Genre: https://itunes.apple.com/us/genre/id4406
Released: 2017-09-01T07:00:00.000Z
Duration: 1 h 46 min 16 s
Rating: 2.7
Cast: Hugh Bonneville, Gillian Anderson, Manish Dayal, Huma Qureshi, Om Puri

New nations are rarely born in peace…India, 1947: Lord Mountbatten (Downton Abbey's Hugh Bonneville) is dispatched, along with his wife Edwina (Gillian Anderson), to New Delhi to oversee the country's transition from British rule to independence. Taking his place in the resplendent mansion known as the Viceroy's House, Mountbatten arrives hopeful for a peaceful transference of power. But ending centuries of colonial rule in a country divided by deep religious and cultural differences proves no easy undertaking, setting off a seismic struggle that threatens to tear India apart. With sumptuous period detail, director Gurinder Chadha (Bend It Like Beckham) brings to life a pivotal historical moment that re-shaped the world.

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2.7 out of 5

3 Ratings

Critics Consensus: Viceroy's House brings a balanced perspective to its worthy, historically grounded story while taking care to enliven the details with absorbing drama.

Turbulent division of India seen by both Brits and Indians.

Cast & Crew

Cast: Hugh Bonneville; Gillian Anderson; Manish Dayal; Huma Qureshi; Om Puri; Denzil Smith; Neeraj Kabi; Michael Gambon; Simon Callow; Lily Travers; David Hayman

Director: Gurinda Chadha

Producers: Gurinda Chadha; Deepak Nayar; Paul Mayeda Berges

Screenwriter: Gurinda Chadha; Paul Mayeda Berges; Moira Buffini

Information

Studio: IFC Films
Genre: Drama
Released: 2017
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