Batwara 1947 review: Dull storytelling, sharp anti-bigotry messaging

Long ago in 1947, the country of India was split into two countries, India and Pakistan.

This was called Partition, and it was a very sad and scary time.

Many people had to leave their homes because of their religion.

In the movie Batwara 1947, a man named Sikandar and his family move to a new house in Lahore.

But an old woman named Durgavati is already living there, and she will not leave until her missing son comes back.

At first Sikandar is upset, but he learns to care for her.

A bad politician named Yaqub wants to get rid of the old woman and her religion.

Sikandar decides to protect her instead.

The movie teaches that kindness is more important than hatred.

Some people who watched the movie say the story is slow and boring, but they also say its message about being kind to everyone is very important.