1947: Brexit India

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1947: Brexit India is an Indian documentary film that traces Britain’s presence in India from its arrival as traders in 1609 to its departure in 1947. It posits that beyond the widely recognised freedom struggle, there were lesser‑known political, economic, and global factors that also played a significant role in India’s independence in 1947.

Themes

The film contains themes relating to colonial exploitation, economic collapse, famine, political resistance and historical violence. The film also includes black‑and‑white historical photographs depicting famine, including images of implicitly lifeless and severely malnourished people.

Violence

The film contains verbal references to violence, as well as archival footage, black and white historical photographs, and artworks depicting riots, protests and battles, without graphic injury or blood detail.

Drug use

The film contains verbal references to opium, along with brief depictions in historical photographs and artworks illustrating the opium trade and its users

Nudity

The film contains a brief black‑and‑white historical photograph showing exposed buttocks in a natural, non‑sexual context.

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29 June 2026

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2023

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1947: Brexit India

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