A Prayer for Rain (2014): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2014, A Prayer for Rain is a drama and history film directed by Ravi Kumar, running about 103 minutes. “30 years have passed. It's time to tell their story.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Thirty years on from the 1984 Union Carbide plant malfunction, the consequences of which are tragically ongoing, A Prayer for Rain is the powerful and moving story of the Bhopal tragedy, one of the great corporate and environmental scandals of the last half-century. It dramatises the dependence of the local community on the chemical plant that will eventually cause catastrophe, and the series of oversights that led to an event that stands as a benchmark for corporate irresponsibility in the developing world.

Who’s in it. A Prayer for Rain stars Martin Sheen as Warren Anderson, Mischa Barton as Eva, Kal Penn as Motwani and Rajpal Yadav as Dilip, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.2/10, A Prayer for Rain has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch A Prayer for Rain page.

If you liked it. Fans of A Prayer for Rain tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.