''The Vanishing Act: The Untold Story of the Missing Malaysian Plane'' is an unreleased English-language feature film from India inspired by the events surrounding the disappearance of

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH370/MAS370) was an international passenger flight operated by Malaysia Airlines that disappeared on 8 March 2014 while flying from Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia to its planned destination ...

to be directed by

Rupesh Paul Rupesh Paul is an Indian film director, poet, screenwriter and producer. He is known for his films Kamasutra 3D, Saint Dracula 3D and The Secret Diaries of Monalisa. Early life He graduated in Computer Science Engineering from University o ...

Production

The expected shooting duration is about 35 days in

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, and 15 days in

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. With The Vanishing Act, Rupesh Paul wants to explore the new galore of technologies and their effect on the human brain, which have not been explored before. The film's trailer was shown at the

2014 Cannes Film Festival The 67th Cannes Film Festival was held from 14 to 25 May 2014. New Zealand film director Jane Campion was the head of the jury for the main competition section. The Palme d'Or was awarded to the Turkish film '' Winter Sleep'' directed by Nuri Bi ...

to seek co-producers for the film. The film reportedly has received offers for co-production from China and Malaysia. When asked, the director said he had rushed the teaser for the sake of Cannes, and afterwards issued an unconditional apology for the fictional love-triangle portrayed in the teaser, and the press was told that he wished a film to be released by September. A completed film is expected for as early as an August release. The Official Logo of the feature film was released at the AFM 2014 recently by Rupesh Paul.

Criticism

A teaser of the film was released at the

, and received an adverse reaction from social and mainstream media. The film has been heavily criticised for not being considerate towards the families of the individuals onboard

References

External links

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Official website
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