Name: Bombie Q&A w/Tanner Matthews, Shelby Baldock & Cast
Location: Vue Cinema London - Piccadilly

Bombie Q&A  w/Tanner Matthews, Shelby Baldock & Cast

Raindance Film Festival

BOMBIE is a portrait of those putting their lives on the line to make a difference in the most heavily bombed nation on earth: Laos.

Vue Cinema London - Piccadilly

Directed by Tanner Matthews, Shelby BaldockDocumentary Feature / USA / 95 minStrand: PoliticoUK PremiereScreening: Sunday 22 September 20:30 | Monday 23 September 17:45Review:It is often forgotten that Laos was bombed during the Vietnam War and yet the country is still paying the price, almost half a century later. BOMBIE looks at the lasting social, agricultural and psychological effects of cluster bombs, particularly when dropped on a poor country like Laos, which is lacking in the infrastructure necessary for a proper recovery. This documentary provides a range of insights, from the lives of those people disabled by the war - many of whom do not have the means to support their families - to the remaining UXO (unexploded bombs) still in abundance on Laos’ lands, which are a regular cause of casualties. Interspersed with historical footage from the war, BOMBIE navigates the past and those trying to help the country today, including the organisation Give Children a Choice, which builds schools for Lao children in remote villages. It also shows how Lao UXO clearance teams risk their lives on a daily basis in order to make the land safer. Whilst BOMBIE focuses mostly on Laos it also looks at the effects of cluster bombs in war zones worldwide; the response of the US government to the damage the bombs cause; and international efforts to ban the use of chemical warfare. / Review by Ellie Steiner<a href="http://www.bombiefilm.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Website</a> / <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8835674/reference" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">IMDb</a> / <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Bombie-659303927875434/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Facebook</a> Credits:Directors: Tanner Matthews, Shelby BaldockWriters: Tanner Matthews, Shelby BaldockProducer: Tanner MatthewsCast: Dori Shimoda, Barbara Shimoda, Thongchan

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