The new historical drama called Bhopal: A Prayer For Rain based on the actual Bhopal disaster came out in late in 2014. The film dramatizes the massive chemical leak that 30 years ago caused thousands of immediate deaths and, over the coming years, thousands more premature deaths Bhopal, a city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
Bhopal: A Prayer For Rain will be screened tomorrow afternoon in Hodson Hall at Johns Hopkins University. The film has incited fresh dialog about Bhopal and is a reminder that the ripple effects of that day in 1984 are still being felt.
That’s one reason activist and survivor of the pesticide plant leak, Sanjay Verma, has traveled to the United States from India this week. And Tim Edwards is visiting the States from England. He’s a researcher and information specialist with the International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal; he’s also the executive trustee of the Bhopal Medical Appeal.
To RSVP for the screening on Saturday, January 31st, go here.
