Searching for a war/refugee film I watched over 20 years ago.

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In the 7th grade we had a substitute teacher for a week who showed us three films we probably had no business watching at that age. They were very impactful, but I am not sure if they're even any good. I figured out the titles of the first two films recently, but the third escapes me. It's been so long I can't recall if it was animated or live-action. I remember a good portion of the film took place on a train, the characters were refugees of some sort. At some point they become so thirsty they drink out of a communal toilet. Sounds terrible, but I have always remembered this and it's driving me crazy. I can't find any information online. The only other details I recall is that the main character was a woman and she was caring for at least one young child. It may have taken place in India, but I can't be sure at all. Sorry if this is too vague. Thanks for any help you can give me



Hmm. There is a scene like that in Mr Bones 2, which is a comedy and otherwise doesn’t really fit your description. But the India connection is there. It’s too new, though.

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0995857/



The movie that you remember is almost certainly about the Partition of India in 1947. But which one, I do not know (nor do I think that the list at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_of_India#Film is complete). All that I can suggest is to try Googling:

partition india train movies



I know this may not help in the end, but do list the other two movies that you were shown. That may help us see what types of movies he picked.