prayer rain prayer rain historical drama film set amidst disaster occurred india december directed features important roles composed film music got idea making film based disaster read book based shot period months originally slated late release lack responses distributors kept delaying release april new trailer released film received market screening cannes film festival screened pan asia film festivals prayer rain released united_states november india december private screening movie held youth assembly united_nations august film received mixed reviews critics praised actors portrayal respective characters called character unnecessary organisations fighting rights victims tragedy blamed film presenting facts distorted manner denied allegations government film paying tax plot months disaster driver loses pay source breaks transporting employee plant lives plant wife son sister gets job plant happy daily wage restored plant witnesses drop revenue lower sales order reduce loss officials neglect safety maintenance questioning chemicals plant penn tabloid reporter publishes reports makeshift printing press disregarded officials workers roy charge safety plant expresses concerns officials ignore warnings worker killed leaking pipeline hand officials worker cause accident plant continues function given better paying vacant job plant despite lacking skill operate machinery gas leak prevented roy water mixed attempt stop people official plant warning ceo visits plant inspect functionality plan connect additional tanks storage increase output plant ignoring deteriorated condition tanks meets reporter persuades interview anderson identity associated_press reporter fails true identity exposed interview convinces danger posed chemicals date disaster arranges loan wedding sister roy later explains company ignoring safety standards future leak officials turned safety measures reduce maintenance costs roy gives resignation company advises talk plant safety wishes retain job makes phone describing roy said expresses fear plant safety saying return pulling business soon sister married order overcome increasing revenue loss officials shut plant firing workers including plant officials order usage remaining soon possible busy wedding sister roy final look control room safety measures fail runaway reaction follows faulty tanks cause gas start leaking attempt contain leak fails gas escapes surroundings carried east wind rushes alert people vicinity plant vacate head west warning previously meets ignores warning asks leave area causing wedding guests experience eyes discomfort breathing senses danger visits plant realising plant compromised rushes residence finds family relatives toxic gas carries away son paying farewell wife corpse flees gas shows effects nearby hospital filled hundreds patients reporting poisoning lack results patients death energy throws away identity badge rests son ground toxic gas story jumps present day blind boy holding identity badge film ends words cause disaster left photo montage depicts aftermath disaster pictures characters real life counterparts cast chief executive anderson declared fugitive indian court reporter local journalist penn said larger life colourful role reporter attracted project role inspired story indian journalist factory worker wife steward labour minister production reading book lessons tragedy got idea making film based disaster disaster considered world deadliest industrial disaster seeing people newer generation knew disaster decided film based chose known actors film felt provided chances showing story world wanted cast role anderson political views acting skills cast film previously attached project later dropped role given december confirmed filming india project copy script sent penn agreed join project penn played role indian journalist learnt hindi instructor january film shooting wrapped initially film story written like thriller dramatic elements added film wanted depict anderson victim error judgement insisted anderson depicted guilty rewrote scenes total budget million film shot area fort mumbai factory course months scenes shot los_angeles chosen bore great resemblance terms influence architecture important scenes shot majority shot different factory locations sets order create setup period script jointly written order present correct technical medical facts film analysed documents court proceedings forensic interviewed survivors tragedy staff members plant activists fighting rights victim disaster wanted stop film screening called insult victims blamed filmmakers facts related disaster attention acquired portraying anderson person wanted help people unable denied allegations said anderson denied allegations said organisations seen older script added making film life changing experience prayer rain added film title night december fewer people died january questioned indian media chose sign project responded interested kinds things film moral reasons felt story needed told feel going important film emmy nominated composer composed music movie prayer rain film slated release lack response distributors delayed release 30th anniversary chief minister attended film premiere watching film announced state government charge tax film earning called film sensitive praised heart performance given actors promote awareness tragedy medical appeal film director collaborated mobile commerce portal online shopping website partnership offered customers chance donate money form online disaster victims marketing release look movie unveiled september official trailer released following day felt finding theatrical release film difficult said film portrayed america cultural arrogance director opined anderson guilty disaster promoting film compared said film realistic poignant entertaining termed biggest project life dedicated role victims disaster film screened cannes france london film festival tokyo international film festival distributors advised director remove scene considered dramatic western audiences private screening youth assembly held united nations acquired distributor rights film north american region september worldwide sales rights acquired film united_states release scheduled november special screening film held new_york september special screening conducted prior release attended known actors hindi film industry film opened new_york november los_angeles november india december reportedly film libel undisclosed based journalist wanted sue film producers portraying gossip columnist lawyer advised watch film seen film original script penn character named inspired film musician sting collaborated record song confirmed collaboration reception times_of_india praised actors noted despite based true incidents film managed connect emotionally review wrote director congratulated picking grave subject praised actors justice respective characters felt portraying took away severity issue blame opined film depicted anderson person concluded better research film involving story felt role unnecessary hindu suggested role planted story provide chance express views praised acting calling face tragedy praised felt penn looked place surroundings noted effective role india today praised director capturing drama needed felt overall quality film better daily news analysis praised actors particularly costumes sets film considered character unnecessary questioned character able live longer period time exposed gas doctor nurses survived disaster concluded film takes viewer granted places durham noted film heart right place called prayer rain honest haunting film appreciated cinematography cnn ibn praised acting criticised film dialogues role noted sense drama final moments film moments extraordinary genuinely moving los_angeles_times wrote tale relevant washington_post wrote despite terrible finale movie feels powerful felt dialogue acting music tended melodramatic overt pulling doesn add review hollywood reporter praised portrayal anderson visuals felt film tension writing new_york_times noted film mines chemical suspense rotten_tomatoes review aggregator rated fresh based total critic reviews public audience gave film rating fresh box office days release film grossed merely indian box office weekend film collected united_states domestic box office film grossed weekend total grossed week second weekend
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