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Krishnapur, 1857. The British occupants observe all the formalities of their carefully structured society - poetry readings, balls, church services - in blissful ignorance of the trouble which is brewing among the native sepoys. When the revolt breaks out, the British find themselves barricaded in the Residency, and have to find the strength and resourcefulness to fight for their survival, even at the cost of their beloved way of life.
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