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Air India 182 (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Air India 182' is a 2008 documentary directed by Sturla Gunnarsson,Smith, Charlie. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20141029124531/http://www.straight.com/news/terror-air-india-flight-182-comes-small-screen Terror of Air India Flight 182 comes to small screen]" . 'The Georgia Straight'. June 18, 2008. Retrieved on October 29, 2014. and produced by David York. It is about the Air India Flight 182 bombing in 1985. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation commissioned the film, which originally had the preliminary title 'Flight 182'.[https://web.archive.org/web/20071022033537/http://cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2007/06/21/air-india-film.html CBC commissions documentary on Air India tragedy] , CBC Arts, 21 June 2007. Gunarsson stated that he hoped the film would cause Canadians to contemplate domestic terrorism.
The film includes interviews from family members of the deceased, and other figures, including Ujjal Dosanjh, Eisha Marjara,"[http://www.airindia182.com/downloads/AirIndia182PressKit.pdf Air India 182 Press Kit]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032431/http://www.airindia182.com/downloads/AirIndia182PressKit.pdf Archive]). 'Air India 182' (film) official website. p. 11/12. Retrieved on October 22, 2014. Lata Pada, and Rene Sarojini Saklikar."[http://www.airindia182.com/downloads/AirIndia182PressKit.pdf Air India 182 Press Kit]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032431/http://www.airindia182.com/downloads/AirIndia182PressKit.pdf Archive]). 'Air India 182' (film) official website. p. 10/12. Retrieved on October 22, 2014. One of the associate producers, Judy Koonar, is Gunarsson's wife and of Punjabi origin.Cole, Stephen. "[http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/fateful-flight-1.711684 The CBC docudrama Air India 182 is a startling reconstruction of a national tragedy]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20141214080542/http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/fateful-flight-1.711684 Archive]). CBC News. June 18, 2008. Retrieved on November 21, 2014. The color white represents death in the Indian cultures, so the interviews were screened on a white background. The film also incorporates transcripts, re-enactments, and documents related to the case.Bartyzel, Monika. "[http://news.moviefone.com/2008/04/22/hot-docs-review-air-india-182/ Hot Docs Review: Air India 182]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20141129054815/http://news.moviefone.com/2008/04/22/hot-docs-review-air-india-182/ Archive]). 'Moviefone'. April 22, 2008. Retrieved on November 21, 2014.
The film premiered at the Toronto Hot Docs in April 2008, and in June of that year it was screened at the Vancity Theatre in Vancouver. Dave Hayer attended the Vancouver screening. The CBC planned to air the documentary on June 22 with no commercials."[http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/story.html?id=fb7911f4-cbe0-4448-ba20-0903c3f66e71 Air India documentary moves audience to tears]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150126124614/http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/story.html?id=fb7911f4-cbe0-4448-ba20-0903c3f66e71 Archive]). 'The Vancouver Sun' at Canada.com. June 15, 2008. Retrieved on November 21, 2014.
Gunarsson argued that there were Sikh victims and therefore, as paraphrased by Charlie Smith of 'The Georgia Straight', "this wasn't a case of Sikhs attacking Hindus, because there were Sikh passengers." Smith argued that the conclusion about the sectarian nature was opposite of that made by 'The Sorrow and the Terror: The Haunting Legacy of the Air India Tragedy'.
Cast
* Gurpreet Singh Chana - Inderjit Singh Reyat
* Baljinder Singh - Talwinder Singh Parmar
* Sarabjeet Singh - Hardial Singh Johal
* Ankush Kapoor - Surjan Singh Gill
* Rodney Ahluwalia - Rupudaman Singh Malik
* Justin Ward - Michael "Mike" Quinn (air traffic controller at Shannon Airport)
* Adam D. Millard - Doug Henderson
* Jodie Graham - Ray Kobze
Amateur actors play the victims and family members.
Reception
Monika Bartyzel of 'Moviefone' wrote that the recreations added to the film because they "keep the story clear" and add "tangible [scenes that make the film] real". She added that the scenes "[allow the audience] to become more intimately familiar with each person -- terrorist, victim, and official -- in a way that flushes out their stories."
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