Midnight’s Children

Release Date:

Cast:

Satye Bhabha
Shahana Goswami
Rajat Kapoor
Shabana Azmi
Ronit Roy
Siddharth
Seema Biswas

Producers:

David Hamilton
Elizabeth Karlsen
Doug Mankoff
Dilip Mehta
Salman Rushdie

Writer:

Salman Rushdie

Director:

Deepa Mehta

Director:

Fantasy / Drama

Websites:

IMDB
eOne Films

Synopsis:

Based on Salman Rushdie’s Booker Prize winning novel, MIDNIGHT?S CHILDREN is the story of India’s independence, told through the eyes of two boys separated at birth, one good, one evil, both bound by the magical abilities bestowed to them.

Awards:

2013 – Genie Awards
Won: Canadian Screen Award – Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Seema Biswas)
Won: Adapted Screenplay (Salman Rushdie)
Nominated: Canadian Screen Award – Best Motion Picture (David Hamilton)
Nominated: Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design (Dilip Mehta)
Nominated: Achievement in Cinematography (Giles Nuttgens)
Nominated: Achievement in Direction (Deepa Mehta)
Nominated: Achievement in Overall Sound (Sylvain Arseneault, Steph Carrier, Lou Solakofski, Don White)
Nominated: Achievement in Visual Effects (Ralph Maiers, Debora Dunphy, John Fukushima, Patrick Kavanaugh, Billy Martin, Chris Phillips, Jeremy Price, Kenton Rannie, Lauren Weidel)

2013 – Canadian Screen Awards, CA
Nominated: Canadian Screen Award – Best Motion Picture (David Hamilton)

2012 – Valladolid International Film Festival
Won: Best Director of Photography (Giles Nuttgens)
Nominated: Golden Spike – Best Film (Deepa Mehta)

2012 – London Film Festival
Nominated: Best Film (Deepa Mehta)