A love story played out against a backdrop of political and religious upheaval. At the end of the Second World War, 38 year-old career soldier Gian Singh resigns his commission with the British Indian Army and returns to his childhood village, near the border with Pakistan. Haunted by the memories of war, he seeks a quiet life of farming, solitude and prayer. His peace is shattered in August 1947, however, when India is granted independence. A new border is drawn between Hindu-dominated India and Muslim-dominated Pakistan, and the region is torn apart by massacres fueled by ancient animosities. In the midst of one such massacre, Gian finds Naseem, a 17-year-old Muslim girl, and takes her under his protection. They gradually find themselves drawn to each other but, as their remarkable story plays out, the obstacles to their happiness prove all but insurmountable.
萨姆（迈克尔·安格拉诺 Michael Angarano 饰）和马歇尔（里斯·汤普森 Reece Thompson 饰）是多年未见的好友，曾经，两人之间的关系十分要好。某日，萨姆突然找到了马歇尔，邀请他参加一场盛大的婚礼，希望以此为契机，重新修复加温彼此之间的友谊。就这样，马歇尔跟随着萨姆来到了一幢位于海边的豪华别墅之中，在这里，马歇尔结识了小有名气的纪录片导演维特（李·佩斯 Lee Pace 饰）以及他的未婚妻佐伊（乌玛·瑟曼 Uma Thurman 饰）。很快，马歇尔便发现，萨姆对于年轻貌美的佐伊似乎
简介： A love story played out against a backdrop of political and religious upheaval. At the end of the Second World War, 38 year-old career soldier Gian Singh resigns his commission with the British Indian Army and returns to his childhood village, near the border with Pakistan. Haunted by the memories of war, he seeks a quiet life of farming, solitude and prayer. His peace is shattered in August 1947, however, when India is granted independence. A new border is drawn between Hindu-dominated India and Muslim-dominated Pakistan, and the region is torn apart by massacres fueled by ancient animosities. In the midst of one such massacre, Gian finds Naseem, a 17-year-old Muslim girl, and takes her under his protection. They gradually find themselves drawn to each other but, as their remarkable story plays out, the obstacles to their happiness prove all but insurmountable.
