A very apt representation of desperate independent India welcoming a
greedy western pesticide conglomerate who's only aim was monopoly over
the pesticide sector in developing India. All this, at the cost of the
health of the people who reside in the vicinity of the city of Bhopal.
Some sleek character representation without any over the top character
portrayals make this a very canny depiction of this infamous event in
modern India. Martin Sheen does a very good job at being a
self-centered yet cunning CEO who wants Union Carbide to prosper even
if its at the cost of the lives of the residents. Kal Penn is on point
in playing the role of the only journalist who is audacious enough to
raise his voice against the misdemeanor the factory was posing on the
people. Rajpal Yadav for me steals the show for picturing a shrewd
illiterate worker who wants to earn the livelihood of his family and
help his sister get married which was troublesome in those days due to
dowry demands. Mischa barton, playing the role of Eva Gascon is an
audacious reporter from the Paris match who comes for some other
trivial reason but is baffled knowing what was going on in the city.
The perception of the authorities has been highlighted well and there
have been subtle references to how the west found the third world
poverty driven countries like India to be a mere supplier of
unqualified masses.With a good score and well executed climax a very
highly recommended movie that gives a good insight on the flaws of
industrial revolution and how it affected the developing nations.