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Jinnah

1998 · 110 min

A solemn, history-heavy biopic that moves between political negotiations and personal loss, asking patience but rewarding with emotional weight.

Directed by: Jamil Dehlavi
Genres: History, War, Drama
Starring: Christopher Lee, James Fox, Maria Aitken

Tagline: He fought for justice, and made Pakistan.
Overview: Biography of Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the founder of modern Pakistan is told through flashbacks as his soul tries to find eternal rest. The flashbacks start in 1947 as Jinnah pleads for a separate nation for the Muslim minority, infuriating Lord Mountbatten. Mountbatten then tries to enlist Gandhi & Nehru to persuade Jinnah to stop his efforts. Gandhi sides with Jinnah, which upsets Nehru. However, Jinnah turns down the offer to become prime minister and the film takes another slide back to 1916, which reveals all of the political implications that have occurred.

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Directed by: Jamil Dehlavi
Genres: History, War, Drama
Starring: Christopher Lee, James Fox, Maria Aitken

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
justice
betrayal
faith
family
Places: big city
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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