Heaven & Hell On Earth (2006)

Genres - Drama  |   Sub-Genres - Family Drama  |   Run Time - 122 min.  |   Countries - India, United States  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Perry Seibert

Rahul Dholakia's drama Heaven & Hell on Earth offers a human drama set during the riots that erupted in India in 2002. In the town of Ahmedabad, Cyrus (Naseeruddin Shah) enjoys a happy life with his wife and two children. His son Parzan (Parzan Dastur) is a dreamer with an interest in sports, and their dutiful younger daughter Dilshad (Pearl Bariswalla) completes the seemingly perfect family. Soon the family plays host to a visiting American college student who is studying the life of Mahatma Gandhi. After a religious attack, the town erupts in violence, resulting in the disappearance of Parzan. Cyrus sets about doing everything in his power to recover his son.

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family, riot [uprising]