Tsunami : the aftermath / HBO Films presents in association with BBC a Kudos Film and Television Production ; produced by Finola Dwyer ; written by Abi Morgan ; directed by Bharat Nalluri.

Two years ago a Tsunami ravaged the coast of Thailand and hundreds of thousands lost their lives. This story follows a group of people whose lives are irrevocably transformed in the aftermath including: a young couple searching for their child; a Thai survivor who loses his family and tries to preve...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: British Broadcasting Corporation
HBO Films
Kudos (Firm)
Home Box Office (Firm)
Other Authors: Dwyer, Finola
Morgan, Abi
Nalluri, Bharat
Roth, Tim
Ejiofor, Chiwetel
Okonedo, Sophie
Bonneville, Hugh
McKee, Gina, 1964-
Machielsen, Samrit
Punpiputt, Grirggiat
Collette, Toni
Language:English
Spanish
French
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
Dialogue in English 5.1, Spanish 2.0; optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish, closed-captioned.
Published: [New York, N.Y.] : Home Box Office, [2007]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Tsunamis > Thailand > Drama.
Disaster victims > Thailand > Drama.
Tsunami damage > Thailand > Drama.
Thailand > History > Drama.
Search and rescue operations > Thailand > Drama.
Disaster relief > Thailand > Drama.
Thailand > Drama.
Feature films.
Melodrama.
Disaster films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Disaster > Feature.
Historical > Feature.
Melodrama > Feature.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Melodrama.
Disaster films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Disaster
Historical
Melodrama
Feature.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (approximately 185 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Two years ago a Tsunami ravaged the coast of Thailand and hundreds of thousands lost their lives. This story follows a group of people whose lives are irrevocably transformed in the aftermath including: a young couple searching for their child; a Thai survivor who loses his family and tries to prevent developers from seizing the land his village is built on; an Englishwoman whose husband and son are missing; an ambitious reporter; a relief worker; an overwhelmed British official whose faith in the system is torn apart; and a leading Thai meteorologist, whose earlier report detailing the inevitability of a tsunami hitting the affected area was ignored.
Note:Originally broadcast on HBO television in 2006.
Bonus features: "The story behind the film" featurette, "Recreating nature's fury" featurette.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CP2 D0079158 VideoDVD
Audience:
TV-MA.
ISBN:0783152183
9780783152189
Credits:Director of photography, John de Borman ; editor, Barney Piling ; music, Alex Heffes ; costume designer, Claire Anderson ; production designer, Richard Bridgland.
System Details:DVD; region 1; 16:9 aspect ratio.
Cast:
Tim Roth, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sophie Okonedo, Hugh Bonneville, Gina McKee, Samrit Machielsen, Will Yun Lee, Kate Ashfield, Aure Atika, Leon Ford, Owen Teale, Grirggiat Punpiputt, Toni Collette.
Event Details:
Filmed on location in Bangkok, Khao Lak, and Phuket, Thailand.