As the sun sets on the British Empire, the British rulers of the Indian subcontinent prepare to divide the region into two independent states: India and Pakistan. For the diverse native population, freedom comes at a cost and ethnic violence sweeps the region. On the eve of Pakistani independence in 1947, Arastu Jan, a troubled and isolated native servant to a British master, takes a dose of poison and finds himself with ten minutes to record the confession of his brief lifetime.

Cast

Zia Mohyeddin

Radio Announcer

C. G. Reeves

Hawaldar

Burton Crane

Sir Edmund

Daniel Hawk Hicks

Captain Reming

Umar Riaz

Arastu Jan