Other Media Communications Pvt. Ltd.,

Dir. Rumah Rasaque/ DV/30 min/ Hindi with English Subtitles/2005 

It about the ongoing struggle of people of Bhopal, India who were affected by the Bhopal Gas Tragedy, Dec.2,19884.

On the night of 2nd December 1984, Methyl Isocynate, a lethal gas used in making ‘Sevin’ a pesticide leaked from the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal. On that day alone, more than 2000 people were killed. Conservative estimates of the death toll today have mounted to more than 20,000. Wanton and criminal negligence continues to kill more people each day. More than 500,000 have been affected and at least 50,000 people are left too sick to work. Survivors of this disaster still await justice and continue to suffer even as you watch this film.  

‘Bhopal – The Survivors Story’ explores the grim reality of lakhs of survivors and their children, caught between Dow-Carbide’s denial of liability and the Government’s reluctance to pursue Dow-Carbide, as they continue to face the unfolding hardships of the nearness of death and living poisoned everyday.  

This documentary looks at the environmental impacts of thousands of tons of toxic wastes that lie abandoned by Dow-Carbide and the frightening reality of the continued migration of these chemicals into soil, the ground water, the vegetables and the people who live there. It is confirmed that even the human breast milk is contaminated, ensuring future generation with continued suffering. It explores the present day situation of the survivors and their demands and struggles to achieve them. This is not just the struggle of the people of Bhopal against Dow-Carbide; it marks the strife of a people against the forces of large Corporates, the MNCs and the State.

For more information on the campaign in Bhopal: www.bhopal.net. www.bhopal.org

Film Crew:

Camera: Sujit Chatterjee, Ajay singh/ Editing:Ajith Kumar,B/Script: Meera Ashar/ Music: Sumathi/ Voice over:Bhavna Mehra/ Producer:E.Deenadayalan

Hindi and English subtitled copies of this film are available.

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