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Families dismayed by tsunami horror film Vinyan

                   
timesonline.co.uk
29-Aug-2008
        
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Dalya Alberge, Arts Correspondent A supernatural thriller based on the 2004 tsunami is to have its premiere at the Venice Film Festival. Vinyan, starring Rufus Sewell and Emmanuelle Béart, tells the story of a Western couple who lose their son in the tsunami, which killed more than 225,000 people, but refuse to believe that he is dead, insisting instead that he has been kidnapped. The making of such a film... [read full story]                    

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Emmanuelle Beart refuses to be cowed by her tsunami critics

thefirstpost.co.uk
01-Sep-2008
        

French actress Emmanuelle Beart (pictured) was forced onto the back foot yesterday at the Venice Film Festival when journalists asked her to defend her latest film Vinyan, which begins with a terrifying re-creation of the...

                   

Belgian director's film blasted for tsunami angle

cbc.ca
31-Aug-2008
        

Some critics have condemned a film by Belgian director Fabrice Du Welz for using the 2004 tsunami as the backdrop to its plot. Vinyan had its premiere at the Venice Film Festival over the weekend and it's drawing fire for...

                   

Actress Beart, director defend new tsunami film

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31-Aug-2008
        

VENICE (Reuters) - French actress Emmanuelle Beart and the Belgian director of her latest movie have defended "Vinyan", amid concerns that the film which opens with the 2004 tsunami may be insensitive to people affected...

                   

Film treats tsunami 'with respect'

metro.co.uk
30-Aug-2008
        

Rufus Sewell appears in controversial thriller Vinyan The director of a violent supernatural thriller set in the aftermath of the Asian tsunami has insisted the film's subject matter had been treated with respect. Vinyan...

                   

Supernatural thriller outrages families of tsunami victims

dailyindia.com
30-Aug-2008
        

From ANI London, Aug 30: Vinyan, a supernatural thriller based on the 2004 tsunami, has alarmed the families of some victims of the catastrophe and support groups. The film, which stars Rufus Sewell and Emmanuelle Béart,...