Mercury Media sells “Bhopali” abroad

September 9, 2011 by Kelly Anderson

Six international broadcasters have picked up a feature doc examining the aftermath of the 1984 industrial disaster in Bhopal, India.

Mercury Media has signed deals for Bhopali with HBO Latin America, Al Jazeera Turkey, Russia Today, TVI Portugal, Planete Poland, and Mediacorp who have acquired Pan-Asian rights.

The film from director Van Maximilian Carlson and Oddbox Films looks at the second generation of people in Bhopal affected by the Union Carbide gas disaster of 1984.

Bhopali picked up Best Documentary and the Audience Award at the 2011 Slamdance Film Festival.

Tags: AETN, Al Jazeera Turkey, Bhopali, HBO Latin America, Mediacorp, Mercury Media, Planete Poland, Russias Today, TVI Portugal

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