A Prayer for Rain
30 years have passed. It's time to tell their story.
30 years have passed. It's time to tell their story.
Drama, History
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2014
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Thirty years on from the 1984 Union Carbide plant malfunction, the consequences of which are tragically ongoing, A Prayer for Rain is the powerful and moving story of the Bhopal tragedy, one of the great corporate and environmental scandals of the last half-century. It dramatises the dependence of the local community on the chemical plant that will eventually cause catastrophe, and the series of oversights that led to an event that stands as a benchmark for corporate irresponsibility in the developing world.
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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
103 min
Release date:
5 Dec 2014
Country:
IN, GB
Languages:
Hindi, English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 nomination total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Not a thriller by any means, Bhopal spends two-thirds of its running time following a few too many two-dimensional characters during the events leading up to the disaster.
– Bruce Ingram,
Chicago Sun-Times,
4 Dec 2014
rotten:
Some of the portrayals are over-the-top in their villainy, and the dialogue, acting and music all tend to be melodramatic. But all of the overt heartstring-pulling doesn't add much.
– Stephanie Merry,
Washington Post,
25 Nov 2014
fresh:
Through "Bhopal," the filmmaker argues that the promise of jobs and prosperity all too often trumps environmental and safety concerns, and it leads government to ignore corporate wrongdoing.
– Martin Tsai,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Nov 2014
rotten:
This is crudely mounted, earnest advocacy, getting its points across at any cost.
– Ben Kenigsberg,
New York Times,
6 Nov 2014
fresh:
The all-too-real apocalyptic images are impressive, even if the mixing of drama and documentary doesn't completely work.
– Graham Fuller,
New York Daily News,
6 Nov 2014