Emerging Pictures has set an October 7 launch for “The Lennon Report,” which re-creates the aftermath of the 1980 murder of John Lennon. The film will open in 10 markets — New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Seattle, Tampa, San Francisco, Denver, Atlanta and Cleveland — and then expand into nationwide distribution on October 14. The film, produced by Gabriel and Rafael Francisco, is directed by Jeremy Profe from a script he co-wrote with Walter Vincent. “” focuses on the efforts of police officers, nurses and emergency doctors racing to save Lennon’s life at New York’s Roosevelt Hospital. The film stars as Dr. Stephan Lynn, Evan Jonigkeit as Dr. It may not be a subject that fans of the Beatles and John Lennon want to recall again, but the producers of new film, The Lennon Report, which opens Oct. 7, two days before what would have been the former Beatle's 76th birthday, say the movie will finally tell the real story about what really happened the. David Halleran and Walter Vincent as Alan B. Weiss, the ABC news producer who broke the news about Lennon. Moore (“Orange is the New Black”), David Zayas, Stephen Spinella and Devin Ratray (“Blue Ruin”) also star.
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Ralph marries Josephine (Erika Von Zaros), who is beautiful and can cook, but their wedded bliss is short lived when he finds she's been dallying with both her swimming teacher and their pet gorilla. On the rebound, Ralph weds Amanda, but she's secretly convinced she can trick her new hubby into infidelity and demand a divorce with hefty alimony payments. Amanda hires a private eye (Gene Berk) to catch Ralph in the act, and the detective decides to speed things along by forcing Ralph and his stenographer to have sex at gunpoint. As Ralph shares his tales of romantic misadventure with his bartender, he mentions his most recent wife, who gives him the love he needs and would shoot him if he so much as looked at another woman; however, na誰ve Ralph hasn't noticed something unusual about bride number three. Shot in Florida, a hotbed of exploitation filmmaking in the 1960's, production of My Third Wife, George was something of a family affair -- director Harry Kerwin, screenwriter Edmund Kirwin, leading man William Kirwin and script supervisor Betty Kirwin were all siblings. My Third Wife, George 1968 720p or 1080p watch online for free in HD. Mary Ann (uncredited) Produced. Producer (as Harry E. Associate producer Music by Cinematography. Director of photography Film Editing. Kerwin) Casting By Makeup Department. Hair stylist. Makeup artist Production Management. Production manager Second Unit Director or Assistant Director. Assistant director Art Department. Set designer Sound Department. Boom operator. Sound mixer / sound recordist Camera and Electrical Department. Still photographer. Head electrician. Camera operator. Assistant camera Other crew. Script supervisor. Contents • • • • Plot [ ] Set in 1930s London and the South of England, the and Rex van Ryn discover that their friend Simon Aaron has become involved with a cult of devil worshipers headed by the sinister Mr. Following a daring rescue from a on, they take Simon to the country house of Richard Eaton and his wife, the Princess Marie-Lou, where they are besieged by unearthly forces, and discover the true purpose of Mocata's cult. Reception [ ], reviewing The Devil Rides Out, described it as 'The best thing of its kind since '. Directed by Richard Driscoll. With Craine Steven, Bai Ling, Lysette Anthony, Oliver Tobias. After a car accident an author of horror stories start's to see visions of. Read the Empire review of The Devil Rides Out. Find out everything you need to know about the film from the world's biggest movie destination. Watch The Devil Rides Out Online Full Free. The devil rides out full movie with English subtitle. 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This is evidenced in a 2007 report published in Ireland, which states that over half of Travellers do not live past the age of 39 years. Another government report of 1987 found: From birth to old age, they have high mortality rates, particularly from accidents, and, but also from other major causes of death. Female Travellers have especially high mortality compared to settled women. In 2007, the in the Republic of Ireland, in conjunction with the in Northern Ireland, commissioned the 's School of Public Health and Population Science to conduct a major cross-border study of Travellers' welfare. The study, including a detailed census of Traveller population and an examination of their health status, was expected to take up to three years to complete. The main results of the study were published in 2010. The of Irish Travellers has decreased since the 1990s, but they still have one of the highest birth rates in Europe. The birth rate for the Traveller community for the year 2005 was 33.32 per 1,000, possibly the highest birth rate recorded for any community in Europe. On average there are ten times more driving fatalities within the Traveller community. At 22%, this represents the most common cause of death among Traveller males. Some 10% of Traveller children die before their second birthday, compared to just 1% of the general population. In Ireland, 2.6% of all deaths in the total population were for people aged under 25, versus 32% for the Travellers. In addition, 80% of Travellers die before the age of 65. According to the National Traveller Suicide Awareness Project, Traveller men are over six times more likely to kill themselves than the general population. Marriage [ ] is common among Irish Travellers. ( p110) Couples tend to marry very young. According to Judith Okely, 'there is no large time spans between puberty and marriage' of Travellers. Okely wrote in 1983 that the typical marriage age for females was 16–17 and the typical marriage age for males was 18–19. ( p153) As of the the average age of an Irish Traveller was 22.4 and 52.2% were aged under 20. Yet only 252 15–19-year-old enumerated Irish Travellers identified themselves as married. In contrast, the (DEHLG) in ROI 'definition of a [Traveller] family includes unmarried Traveller men over 18 as a unit' because, according to Abdalla et al., 'it is understood that they will marry at this age and require an additional unit of accommodation.' Irish Travellers generally marry other Irish Travellers. ( p156) marriage is common among Irish Travellers. ( pp110–111) ( p156) Irish Travellers lived as who 'married at one time without religious or civil ceremony.' ( p258) Into the early 20th century about one-third of Irish Travellers were 'married according to the law.' ( p246) According to Christopher Griffin, arranged Irish Traveller marriages in the early 21st century 'safeguard the girl's [interests] by securing a man who won't mistreat her.' ( p247) According to Julie Bindel, in, some Irish Traveller females in the UK are forced into marriages, but Bindel points out that data is difficult to obtain because 'the line between an arranged marriage and a forced one is not always clear.' Social conflict and controversies [ ] Discrimination and prejudice [ ] Travellers are often reported as the subject of explicit political and cultural discrimination, with politicians being elected on promises to block Traveller housing in local communities and individuals frequently refused service in pubs, shops and hotels. A 2011 survey by the Economic and Social Research Institute of Ireland concluded that there is widespread ostracism of Travellers in Ireland, and the report concluded that it could hurt the long-term prospects for Travellers, who 'need the intercultural solidarity of their neighbours in the settled community.. They are too small a minority, i.e., 0.5 percent, to survive in a meaningful manner without ongoing and supportive personal contact with their fellow citizens in the settled community.' The general prejudice against Travellers hinders efforts by the central government to integrate Travellers into Irish society. In 2016, the USA's for the United Kingdom stated that Irish Travellers (among other groups) widely reported discrimination in the country, and highlighted that the High Court had ruled the government had illegally discriminated against Travellers by unlawfully subjecting planning applications to special scrutiny. The word ' is often used as a against Travellers, as well as '. Work and income [ ] According to the 2002 Irish census, 'the labour force participation rate for male Travellers (72%) slightly exceeded that for total males (70%) while the rate for female Travellers (38%) was considerably below that for females in general (47%). Unemployment among male Travellers measured 73 per cent according to the self-assessed principal economic status question on the census form. The national measure of unemployment for males on a comparable basis was 9.4 per cent according to the 2002 census results. Corresponding rates for females were 63 per cent for female Travellers and 8 per cent for the female population overall.' Many Travellers are breeders of dogs such as or and have a long-standing interest in horse trading. The main fairs associated with them are held annually at (County Galway), Puck Fair (County Kerry), Ballabuidhe Horse Fair (County Cork), the twice yearly Smithfield Horse Fair (Dublin inner city) and (England). They are often involved in dealing scrap metals, e.g., 60% of the raw material for Irish steel is sourced from scrap metal, approximately 50% (75,000 metric tonnes) segregated by the community at a value of more than £1.5 million. Such percentages for more valuable non-ferrous metals may be significantly greater. Since the majority of Irish Travellers' employment is either or, income and financial status varies greatly from family to family. Many families choose not to reveal the specifics of their finances, but when explained it is very difficult to detect any sort of pattern or regular trend of monthly or weekly income. To detect their financial status many look to the state of the possessions: their,, domestic utensils, and any other valuables. ( p63) Social identity [ ] Irish Travellers are recognised in as an. In, their legal status was that of a social group, until 2017. In March 2017 they were designated an Irish indigenous ethnic group. An ethnic group is defined as one whose members identify with each other, usually on the basis of a presumed common genealogy or ancestry. Ethnic identity is also marked by the recognition from others of a group's distinctiveness and by common cultural, linguistic, religious, behavioural or biological traits. The Committee of Enquiry on Racism and found them to be among the most discriminated-against groups in Ireland and yet their status remains insecure in the absence of widespread legal endorsement. Travellers are often viewed by settled people in a negative light, perceived as insular, anti-social, 'drop-outs' and 'misfits', or believed to be involved in criminal and behaviour, or settling illegally on land owned by others. [ ] [ ] Violence and crime [ ] The Commission on Itinerancy, appointed in Ireland in 1960 under, found that 'public brawling fuelled by excessive drinking further added to settled people's fear of Travellers. Feuding was felt to be the result of a dearth of pastimes and [of] illiteracy, historically comparable to features of rural Irish life before.' In 2008 a faction fight riot broke out in D'Alton Park, involving up to 65 people of the, Dinnegan and McDonagh families. The court hearing in 2010 resulted in suspended sentences for all the defendants. The cause may have been an unpaid gambling debt linked to a match. A 2011 report, conducted by the Irish Chaplaincy in Britain, Voices Unheard: A Study of Irish Travellers in Prison (Mac Gabhann, 2011) found that social, economic and educational exclusion were contributing factors to the high levels of offending behaviour by Irish Travellers. Land disputes [ ]. Further information: A complaint against Travellers in the United Kingdom is that of unauthorised Traveller sites being established on privately owned land or on council-owned land not designated for that purpose. Under the government's ' Gypsy and Traveller Sites Grant', designated sites for Travellers' use are provided by the council, and funds are made available to local authorities for the construction of new sites and maintenance and extension of existing sites. However, Travellers also frequently make use of other, non-authorised sites, including public ' and private plots such as large fields and other privately owned land. The Travellers claim that there is an under-provision of authorised sites. The Gypsy Council estimates an under-provision amounts to insufficient sites for 3,500 people. A famous example was in Essex. The passing of the, for some time, safeguarded their right to a site, but the repealed part II of the 1968 act, removing the duty on local authorities in the UK to provide sites for Travellers and giving them the power to close down existing sites. In Northern Ireland, opposition to Travellers' sites has been led by the. List of Travellers' organisations [ ]. The flag of the Irish Traveller Movement The following are some of the Travellers' representative organisations formed since the 1960s: • Irish Traveller Community (1960s) • Itinerant Settlement Committee (1960s–1980s) • Travellers' Rights Committee (1981–83) • Minceir Misli (1983–85) • Travellers' Education and Development Group (founded in 1984) • Pavee Point (founded 1985) • Irish Travellers' Movement (founded in 1990) • Cork Traveller Visibility Group Ltd. (founded early 1990's) Depictions and documentaries [ ]. Further information: Irish Travellers have been depicted, usually negatively but sometimes with some care and sympathy, in film, radio, print, and television. Shows like, (2007–2008), the American television series featuring and, take a deeper look into the Traveller lifestyle. More recently, the documentary series (2010, 2011, and 2012) has been commercially successful in the United Kingdom, offering glimpses of Traveller life as viewed at real-life weddings. A 1997 American film,, starring and, also explored the Travellers in America. See also [ ]. Dear Carnage Middle School Parent, and Guardians, For the next several weeks/months I will be serving F.J. Carnage GT/AIG Magnet Middle School as your Interim Principal. I am excited to be joining the Carnage community. The teachers, staff and I will work collaboratively to make sure that we continue the course set by Principal Johnson. 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As it turns out, the flight was not as routine as everyone imagined -- one of the passengers is carrying computer hardware that controls a key defense satellite, which can be used to launch America's nuclear arsenal. The terrorists are determined to steal the equipment and use it for their own sinister purposes, but a team of Navy SEALs is given the dangerous assignment of rescuing the airliner and its precious cargo before it's too late. Submerged stars Coolio, Nicole Eggert, Dennis Weaver, Fred Williamson, Brent Huff, and Maxwell Caulfield. ½ This isn't a very good movie in spite of a decent concept. It does play into the whole social structure and how rich businessmen do whatever they with the lives of the people they employ and how that can create some resentment towards the businessmen themselves, even if they aren't as heartless as some people might see them as. But that part of the concept isn't revealed until much later. After boiling the broccoli, submerge it in ice water to stop the cooking process. The town was submerged by the flood. We watched as the divers prepared to submerge. Buy Submerged & other Christian Resources at Lifeway. Whether you are looking for Submerged or other Christian Resources, you will get quality church supplies, Bible. Essentially, the film sees a group of friends and a bodyguard, hired to protect his boss', the businessman in question, daughter, find themselves stuck underwater in a stretch limo after being driven off-road by people trying to kidnap someone in exchange for ransom. The film is a fight against time as, somehow, they're stuck in a situation that they're able to get out of before the limo is pushed out to the ocean, they don't do a great job at explaining this, but let's just go with what they said. The film also does a shitty job at establishing a timeline, since there are flashbacks used as lead-up to how they found themselves in this situation, but they are absolutely THE worst part of the film. The bodyguard in question, really the main character, has this brother and they do flashbacks with him spending time with his brother that are literally the worst thing I've ever seen. Not that they were terrible, I mean they weren't good, I'm just saying the fact that in one flashback, the bodyguard's brother is happy. In the next flashback, he's getting into fights with bullies, with literally no mention of him having problems with bullies prior to this, then in the next flashback he's a drug dealer and in the last flashback he kills himself. There's seriously no rhyme or reason for these flashbacks. They don't establish anything that bleeds into the next flashback with the bodyguard's brother. It's really fucking terrible. And it's not like the rest of the flashbacks in the lead-up to the group finding themselves underwater are any better, they jump all over the place when it comes to chronology and it's not done in that clever Tarantino way, where he plays with your expectations and turns them around on you, it's done in an unskilled manner. But it is what it is, not all films are gonna be skillfully made and that's a fact of life. But if, at the very least, the film offered a compelling storyline or good acting, then it would've been fairly more enjoyable to watch. The problem with the story is the fact that the people pulling off this kidnapping are treated as out and out villains. And I'm not saying that they shouldn't have been treated as villains, but it's a very sensitive subject and something that's very real and for the film to try to portray it as black and white as it does is irresponsible. I can see both sides of the equation. I can see the fact that businessmen struggle to keep their business afloat and they have to make decisions that ends up affecting many families. But I can also understand the side of people who put in years, even decades, of work into a company, making their boss a billionaire, being thrown out like yesterday's garbage without any respect given to their contributions. I wish they would've done this in a smarter fashion, but it was not to be. With that said, the acting isn't really good. Johnathan Bennett, who plays the lead, is really quite a bad actor. He has next to no expression on his face. Nobody in the film is really good, but Bennett is easily the worst of them all and he's the fucking lead. So what does that tell you? I can't really recommend this movie, it's poorly written, poorly edited, poorly acted. They take a decent concept and make a convoluted mess out of it. I saw it on Netflix, so it doesn't sting as bad as it might have if I had to pay for it. 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THE RETURN examines this unprecedented reform through the eyes of those on the front lines—prisoners suddenly freed, families turned upside down, reentry providers helping navigate complex transitions, and attorneys and judges wrestling with an untested law. At a moment of reckoning on mass incarceration, what. Oct 19, 2015 The episode begins with the Elmore Junior High students on the bus enjoying the first day of the school year. During the ride, Leslie and later Masami. Contents • • • • • Plot [ ] Joanna Mills (), a travelling rep for a trucking company, is dedicated to her successful career but something of a loner. Since the age of 11 she has been a troubled person, with episodes of and menacing. Normally she avoids returning to her native Texas, but agrees to a trip there to secure an important client. During the trip her visions, which take the form of memories of events not from her life, increase in intensity. She sees a strange face staring back at her in the mirror. Her truck radio plays 's 'Sweet Dreams' no matter what station she selects. She stops at the scene of an accident that, on the following day, seems not to have happened. Joanna cuts herself in a bar restroom and is narrowly rescued by a friend. She visits her father, who observes that from age 11 she was 'a different girl'. The visions continue, becoming both more specific and more threatening, centering upon a menacing man she does not recognize and a bar she has never seen, but a picture of which is in one of her catalogs. Drawn by the image to the Texas town where the bar is located, a place she has not been since childhood, Joanna meets a man named Terry Stahl, whose wife, Annie, was stalked, brutally assaulted, and left to die fifteen years before, a crime of which Terry was suspected but not convicted. Joanna continues to have visions of this crime and the events that led up to it, and to discover other links between Annie's life and hers. She meets the real killer and is led by what she has seen in her visions to recover the knife he used from its hiding place. She is then stalked, herself. She finds herself drawn into a repetition of the crime, but this time she stabs her assailant with the recovered knife, using the original weapon to avenge the original crime. The story ends with the revelation that Annie, clinging to life as Terry drove her to the hospital after the original assault, died when his car crashed into one driven by Joanna's father, in which the eleven-year-old Joanna was a passenger. After momentary unconsciousness, the young Joanna seems to have survived the crash. A silent Joanna is seen reflecting on who she is and what has happened to her. She seems to reach an inner resolution of these questions. An alternative ending included on the DVD release more straightforwardly supports the interpretation that Annie's soul has been placed in Joanna's body. Cast [ ] • as Joanna Mills • as Ed Mills • as Terry Stahl • as Michelle • as Kurt • Darrian Mcclanahan as Young Joanna Mills Reception [ ] Reviews of the film were mostly negative with 16% positive on. The biggest criticism was the very slow pace. The artistic tone and cinematography of the film were praised, as was the film as a whole by some, though the average rating was a 3.9/10. The Return opened with what distributor called a 'very disappointing' $4,800,000 weekend gross. Except for trailers and TV spots, there was no publicity nor a premiere for the film, as was busy shooting the movie in. The film only earned $7.7 million. Worldwide, it made $14,949,851. References [ ]. In 1945 Union Carbide Corporation helped build the atomic bomb. In 1984 they built a time-bomb. Starring Martin Sheen, Mischa Barton, Kal Penn and a powerful ensemble cast, 'Bhopal A Prayer For Rain' is an epic, 'whodunnit' that exposes the shocking events that led to the biggest man made industrial disaster in history, in which as many as 10,000 people were killed in one night and for those that did survive, the tragedy had just begun. Dilip, a rickshaw driver in Bhopal, India, lands himself a job at the Union Carbide plant. It is a chance to prove his worth to his family and pull them out of poverty. The job is tough with long hours; everyone is desperate to hold on to their pay cheque and so Dilip keeps quiet when he notices managers at the plant ignoring safety standards. Dilip's long time friend, Motwani, a tabloid journalist knows that Bhopal residents complain of the constant stench in the air and wake up at night choking from the gas. Apr 13, 2016. Movie Review Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain 2014, Story, Trailers| Times of India Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain Movie Review. Times of India brings you the Critics Review and Ratings of Bollywood Movie Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain. He is on a mission to expose what he believes is a deadly time bomb ticking away in his home town. He feels as if no one will listen but when he meets feisty American journalist, Eva, he sees a ray of hope and persuades her to confront Carbide executive Warren Anderson. As Eva and Motwani endeavour to delve deeper into Carbide's activities, Dilip is using every resource necessary to pay and plan for his sister's wedding. When the wedding night arrives the family are full of joy and celebration as two families join together as one. But as the music plays an invisible catastrophe is working its way throughout the town and wedding party. One by one the guests start to feel unwell the largest tower at the Carbide plant spews poisonous gas into the night air; one by one they collapse; and one by one they unknowingly become a statistic in the world's largest chemical disaster to date. Nearly thirty years later as the plant stands as a ghost-like constant reminder, the water in Bhopal is still contaminated and one person a day dies as a direct result of the tragedy, Eva visits the now retired Anderson. Will he finally bow down and apologise? Or will he continue to deny that Carbide had any part to play.? (C) Official Site A disaster that set a deadly precedent for multinational corporate activity in the developing world and revealed a poisonous corruption at the heart of India, the world's largest democracy - this is a story that demands to be seen. Running time 96 Minutes Country India United Kingdom Language Hindi English Box office $12,628 Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain is a 2014 film set amidst the that had occurred in India on 2–3 December 1984. It is directed by Ravi Kumar and features,,,,, and in important roles. Benjamin Wallfisch composed the film's music. Kumar got the idea of making a film based on the Bhopal disaster after he read a book based on it. Shot over a period of 18 months, it was originally slated for a late 2010 release. However, the lack of responses from distributors kept on delaying the release. In April 2013, a new trailer was released, and the film received a market screening at the on 16 May and 19 May. It was also screened at Pan Asia, Dingle and the film festivals. Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain was released in the United States on 7 November 2014 and in India on 5 December 2014. A private screening of the movie was held at the youth assembly in the on 7 August 2014. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the actors' portrayal of their respective characters but found the film underwhelming. A few organisations fighting for the rights of the victims of the tragedy blamed the film for presenting the facts in a distorted manner. Kumar and Sheen denied these allegations. The government exempted the film from paying tax. Contents • • • • • • • • • Plot [ ] In 1984, a few months before the disaster, Dilip (), a rickshaw driver, loses his pay source as his rickshaw breaks down while transporting an employee to the Union Carbide pesticide plant in. Dilip lives in the around the plant with his wife, a son and his sister. He gets a job in the plant as a labourer, and is happy since his daily wage is restored. The plant witnesses a drop in its revenue due to lower sales of pesticides, and in order to reduce the loss the officials neglect safety and maintenance. Questioning the chemicals used in the plant, Motwani (), a tabloid reporter publishes reports in his makeshift printing press which are disregarded by most of the officials and workers. Roy (), the in-charge for the safety of the plant expresses his concerns. The officials however ignore his warnings, and a worker is killed when a drop of leaking from a pipeline lands on his arm. The officials deem the worker's irresponsibility as the cause of the accident and the plant continues to function. Dilip is given a better-paying vacant job in the plant despite lacking the skill to operate machinery. A gas leak is prevented by Roy when water is mixed with methyl isocyanate, and in an attempt to stop people from panicking, the official in the plant sabotages the warning siren. Warren Anderson (), the CEO of, visits the plant to inspect its functionality, where he is briefed about a plan to connect two additional tanks for storage of methyl isocyanate to increase the output of the plant, ignoring the deteriorated condition of the tanks. Motwani meanwhile meets Eva Gascon (), a reporter in the, and persuades her to get an interview of Anderson. She impersonates the identity of an reporter, but fails as her true identity is exposed in between the interview. Motwani convinces Dilip of the danger posed by the chemicals. As the date of the disaster nears, Dilip arranges a loan for the wedding of his sister. Roy later explains how the company is ignoring safety standards, and that how a future leak might become uncontrolled as the officials had turned off safety measures to reduce the maintenance costs. Roy gives his resignation to the company and advises Dilip not to talk about the plant's safety if he wishes to retain his job. Dilip makes a phone call to Motwani describing what Roy just said, and expresses his fear about the plant's safety, saying he will return to the rickshaw-pulling business as soon as his sister is married. In order to overcome the increasing revenue loss, the officials shut down the plant, firing most of the workers, including Dilip. The plant officials then order the usage of the remaining methyl isocyanate as soon as possible. Meanwhile, Dilip is busy with the wedding of his sister, and Roy has a final look of the control room. The safety measures fail and a runaway reaction follows. The faulty tanks cause the gas to start leaking, and an attempt to contain the leak fails. The gas escapes to the surroundings and is carried east by the wind. Motwani rushes to alert the people in the vicinity of the plant to vacate and head west, since the warning sirens were previously sabotaged. He meets Dilip, who ignores the warning and asks Motwani to leave the area without causing any hindrance to the wedding. Meanwhile, the guests experience irritation in the eyes and discomfort in breathing. Dilip senses the danger and visits the plant, realising that the plant had been compromised. He rushes back to his residence where he finds his family and relatives dying from acute exposure to the toxic gas. He carries away his son, paying farewell to his wife's corpse and flees the slum. As the gas shows its effects, a nearby hospital is filled with hundreds of patients reporting cyanide poisoning, and the lack of antidote results in most of the patients' death. Dilip, on his deathbed, and using the last of his strength, rips off his Union Carbide identity badge and after flinging it away, rests his dead son on the ground. He eventually accepts his fate to die in the highly toxic gas cloud and succumbs to the toxic gas, dying by his son's side. The story jumps to the present day, where a blind boy is holding Dilip's identity badge, and the film ends with Motwani narrating the words 'Whatever may be the cause of the disaster, Carbide never left Bhopal'. A photo montage depicts the aftermath of the disaster, and pictures of the characters and their real-life counterparts Cast [ ]. Played the role of • as, the chief executive of. Anderson was declared a fugitive by an Indian court. • as Eva Gascon, a reporter • as Motwani, a local journalist. Penn said that ' larger-than-life, colourful role' of the reporter was what attracted him to the project. His role is inspired by the story of Indian journalist • as Dilip, a factory worker • as Leela, Dilip's wife • as Dr. Chandra • as Rekha • as Steward. • as Napoleon • as Roy • David Brooks as Shane • as Labour Minister Lalit Production [ ] In 2004, while reading Sanjoy Hazarika's book Bhopal: Lessons of a Tragedy, Ravi Kumar got the idea of making a film based on the disaster. The Bhopal disaster is considered the world's deadliest industrial disaster. Seeing that very few people of the newer generation knew about the disaster, Kumar decided to make a film based on it. He chose several well known actors for the film because he felt that this provided more chances of showing the 'story to the world.' He wanted to cast Sheen for the role of Anderson, because of his political views and acting skills. And were also cast for the film. Was previously attached to the project, but later dropped out and her role was given to. In December 2008, it was confirmed that Barton, and were filming in India for the project. A copy of the script was sent to Penn, who agreed to join the project. Penn played the role of an Indian journalist and learnt Hindi from an instructor. In January 2009 the film's shooting was wrapped up. Initially, the film's story was written like a thriller and then dramatic elements were added to the film. Kumar wanted to depict Anderson as a victim of organisational error of judgement but Sheen insisted that Anderson should be depicted as a guilty and so he rewrote some of the scenes. Made on a total budget of US $12 million, the film was shot in Hyderabad's area and, Mumbai and the factory in Bhopal during a course of 18 months. A few scenes were also shot in. Hyderabad was chosen since it bore great resemblance to Bhopal in terms of its Mughal influence and architecture. Only a few important scenes were shot in Bhopal while the majority were shot on different factory locations and sets in order to create the setup for the period. The script was jointly written by Kumar and David Brooks Miller. In order to present the correct technical and medical facts in the film, Kumar analysed documents of the court proceedings, forensic evidences and interviewed several survivors of the tragedy and also the staff members of the Union Carbide plant. Bhopal Group for Information and Action and many activists fighting for the rights of the victim of the disaster wanted to stop the film's screening, called it an insult to the victims, blamed the filmmakers of distorting the facts related to the disaster, diverting attention from which acquired Union Carbide in 2001 and for portraying Anderson as a person who wanted to help the people but was unable to do so. Sheen denied these allegations and said that he did not sympathise for Anderson. Kumar also denied these allegations and said that the organisations had seen an older script. He added that making the film was a life-changing experience for him. A Prayer for Rain was added to the film's title because had it rained on the night of 2—3 December 1984, fewer people would have died. On 7 January 2009, Barton was questioned by the Indian media on why she chose to sign on the project to which she responded 'I'm interested in all kinds of things, I did this film for moral reasons. Also, I felt the story needed to be told, I feel that this is going to be an important film.' Benjamin Wallfisch, an and -nominated composer, composed music for the movie Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain. The film was slated to release in 2010 but the lack of response from the distributors delayed the release. On the 30th anniversary of the Bhopal Gas Disaster,, the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh attended the film's premiere in Bhopal and after watching the film he announced that the state government would not charge any tax on the film's earning. Chouhan called the film 'very sensitive' and praised the 'heart-rending' performance given by actors. To promote awareness about the tragedy a The Bhopal Medical Appeal and the film's director collaborated with mobile commerce portal Paytm and the online shopping website. As part of the partnership Paytm and Snapdeal offered their customers a chance to donate money in form of online coupons to the disaster victims. Marketing and release [ ] The first look of the movie was unveiled on 18 September 2014 and the official trailer was released on the following day. Sheen felt that finding a theatrical release for the film would be difficult. He said that the film portrayed 'America's cultural arrogance.' Director Ravi Kumar opined that Anderson was guilty of the disaster. While promoting the film in New Delhi, he compared it to and said that the film 'is realistic and poignant, but entertaining.' Rajpal Yadav termed it the biggest project of his life and dedicated his role to the victims of the disaster. The film was screened in Cannes, France, in London, and the. The distributors advised director Kumar to remove a scene which they considered to be too dramatic for the western audiences. A private screening for a youth assembly was held at the United Nations. Acquired the distributor rights of the film for North American region in September 2014. The worldwide sales rights were acquired by GFM Films. The film's United States release was scheduled for 7 November 2014. A special screening of the film was held in New York on 18 September. Another special screening was conducted in Bhopal just prior to the release. It was attended by many well known actors of the Hindi film industry. The film opened in New York on 7 November, Los Angeles on 14 November and in India on 5 December 2014. Reportedly, Kumar had insured the film against libel for an undisclosed amount. Bhopal-based journalist wanted to sue the film producers for portraying him as a 'salacious gossip columnist' before his lawyer advised him to watch the film first. He had seen the film's original script in which Penn's character was named Keswani. Inspired by the film, musician collaborated with to record a song. Kumar also confirmed their collaboration. Reception [ ], a, rated it 58% fresh based on a total of 12 critic reviews. Meena Iyer of praised the actors and noted that despite being based on true incidents the film '[managed] to connect emotionally'. In her review for, Sweta Kaushal wrote that director Ravi Kumar 'should be congratulated for picking a rather grave subject' and praised the actors for doing justice to their respective characters. However, she felt that in portraying Dilip, Kumar took away the 'severity of the issue' and that he did not put 'the blame on anyone'. Further, she opined that the film had depicted Anderson 'as a rather humanist [person]'. She concluded that better research should have been done and that the film 'could have been a more involving story'. While Kaushal felt that Barton's role was unnecessary, Anuj Kumar of suggested that this role was planted in the story to provide Warren Anderson a chance to express his views. Kumar praised Yadav's acting by calling him the 'face of the tragedy.' He also praised Sheen but felt that Penn looked 'out of place in the mofussil surroundings.' Shubhra Gupta of noted that Chatterjee was effective in her role. 's Rohit Khilnani praised the director for '[capturing] everything that [the] drama needed'. However, he felt that the overall quality of the film could have been better. Bryan Durham of praised the actors, particularly Martin Sheen, the costumes and sets used for the film. He considered Barton's character and Hinglish unnecessary. He also questioned how Rajpal's character was able to live for a longer period of time than others who were exposed to the gas, and how the doctor and nurses survived the whole disaster. He concluded that 'the film takes [the] viewer for granted in places.' Durham noted that the film had 'its heart in the right place.' Zore of called Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain an 'honest yet haunting film' and appreciated Anil Chandel’s cinematography. Of praised Yadav, Sheen and Chatterjee for their acting. He criticised the film for its dialogues and Mischa Barton's role. He further noted that there was 'a sense of drama in the final moments' but the film 'has few moments that are extraordinary or even genuinely moving.' Martin Tsai of the wrote that the 'cautionary tale could not be more relevant.' Stephanie Merry of wrote that despite the terrible finale, the 'movie never feels as powerful as it should.' She felt that the dialogue, acting and music tended to be melodramatic but 'the overt heartstring-pulling doesn’t add much.' In his review for, Frank Scheck praised Sheen's portrayal of Anderson and the visuals of the leakage but felt that the film is 'slack in its tension'. Writing for, Ben Kenigsberg noted that the film 'mines every chemical drip and gurgle for suspense.' Box office [ ] In the first three days of its release, the film grossed merely ₹9 lakh (US$14,000) at the Indian box office. In its first weekend the film collected ₹70 lakh (US$110,000). At the United States domestic box office, the film grossed US$6,150 in its first weekend and a total of US $12,628. It grossed US $6,317 in its first week and US $6,311 in its second weekend. See also [ ] • • • References [ ]. • ^ Jha, Subhash K (10 June 2010).... Retrieved 12 December 2014. • (31 October 2014)... 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