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
A Prayer for Rain
30 years have passed. It's time to tell their story.
2014 · 1h 43m · NOT RATED
Drama, History
Directed by
Ravi Kumar
Overview
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.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
58%
Tomatometer
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
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
Rotten
This is crudely mounted, earnest advocacy, getting its points across at any cost.
Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times
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
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