Academic Resources: film database
Name of film: Bhopal: The Search for Justice
Topics: A 20-years later update on the aftermath of the Union Carbide plant chemical explosion in Bhopal, India in 1984.
Brief Summary: On December 2, 1984, the release of poisonous methil isocynate gas from the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India, killed thousands of helpless men, women and children and permanently maimed hundreds of thousands more. It was, and remains, the world's worst industrial disaster. This documentary explores the continuing cover-up, analyzes the prospect for environmental and human justice in Bhopal, and exposes the responsibility of the multinational corporations.
Date of Release: 2004
Length: 52 min
Where was it produced/filmed & in what language: filmed in India; English
Where to get it: National Film Board of Canada
Use with (other films or texts): Discussions of environmental/occupational health in global context