The Third Wave (2007 film)

The Third Wave film was shot in Sri Lanka following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. It was directed by Australian film maker Alison Thompson and Italian producer Oscar Gubernati.

The Third Wave first premiered at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival in New York. In 2008 Sean Penn came aboard as Executive Producer and it screened in the first ever Presidential jury screening at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. The Third Wave has been an official selection of the Tokyo International film festival, Sydney International film festival, Denver film festival, Monaco Charity film festival, South Asian International film festival and City of Angels film festival in Los Angeles.Alison Thompsons version of her story has been challenged in an Amazon.com review. According to the reviewer, Thompson did not set up the Paraliya hospital on her own, but took charge of an operation already in existence which she claimed as her own without any significant contribution before or after the takeover. The reviewer accuses her of having no previous education as a nurse and of being motivated purely by publicity, as well as of giving almost no credit to those who did the actual medical work. ........

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