Five Past Midnight in Bhopal
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Five Past Midnight in Bhopal The Epic Story of the World's Deadliest Industrial Disaster (2001) ("Il était minuit cinq à Bhopal"), ISBN 0-446-53088-3 is a book by Dominique Lapierre
and Javier Moro. It describes the events of the Bhopal disaster
. The book inspired Oliver Stone
to make a film based on the book titled It Was Five Past Midnight in Bhopal.
Dominique Lapierre
Dominique Lapierre is a French author.-Life:Dominique Lapierre was born in Châtelaillon-Plage, Charente-Maritime, France. At the age of thirteen, he traveled to America with his father who was a diplomat...
and Javier Moro. It describes the events of the Bhopal disaster
Bhopal disaster
The Bhopal disaster also known as Bhopal Gas Tragedy was a gas leak incident in India, considered one of the world's worst industrial catastrophes. It occurred on the night of December 2–3, 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India...
. The book inspired Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone
William Oliver Stone is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Stone became well known in the late 1980s and the early 1990s for directing a series of films about the Vietnam War, for which he had previously participated as an infantry soldier. His work frequently focuses on...
to make a film based on the book titled It Was Five Past Midnight in Bhopal.