Movie

Midnight's Children

2012 · 148 min

A dense, sweeping historical drama that feels like a colourful, tragic fable spanning generations and a nation's birth.

Tagline: A child and country were born at midnight once upon a time.
Overview: The story of a pair of children born within moments of India gaining independence from England, growing up in the country that is nothing like their parent's generation. A Canadian-British film adaptation of Salman Rushdie's novel of the same name.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, dark and whimsical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Identity, family, politics, fate
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
family
politics
fate
memory
Places: big city
countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild