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Up close with the aftermath of Tsunami

A two-part mini-series that captures the pain and misery of survivors of the deadly tsunami will be aired on HBO television channel on December 26 and 30. "Tsunami: The Aftermath" focuses on the harrowing aftermath of the catastrophe that hit not just the locals but also the tourists.

Based on extensive research and interviews by writer Morgan Abi, the film explores "interconnections" of those who suffered losses in the unimaginable tragedy that left a long trail of death and destruction.

Announcing this in New Delhi on Tuesday, HBO South Asia country manager Shruti Bajpai said there was an Indian connection to the story. "Although the series has been shot in Thailand, its director Bharat Nalluri hails from Andhra Pradesh. He was enthusiastic about shooting the film as tsunami had also destroyed the coastal regions of his State.

We didn't want to capitalise financially on the series so we have decided not to show any commercials in between the film.

The series is not a documentary-drama but an effort to showcase the tragedy as natural and real as possible."

Following a group of fictional characters whose lives are irrevocably transformed by the cataclysmic natural disaster, "Tsunami: The Aftermath" focuses on a Thai survivor who loses his family and tries to prevent developers from seizing the land in his village; an English woman 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.

Celebrating "the best of the human spirit" during the worst of times, the upcoming series explores the lessons for humanity raised by a disaster of such an extraordinary magnitude.

While Finola Dwyer, who produced the BAFTA-nominated films "Me Without You", "Backbeat", "The Hamburg Cell" as well as "A Soldier's Tale", is the producer of ``Tsunami: The Aftermath", Jane Featherstone -- who produced the BAFTA-winning series "Spooks" and received BAFTA nominations for the film "Sex `n' Death" -- is the executive producer of the mini series.-- Madhur Tankha

-- Madhur Tankha

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