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The Third Wave

  • 20072007
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  • 1h 34m
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The Third Wave (2007)
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Four volunteers travel to Peraliya, Sri Lanka after the devastating 2004 tsunami, and their planned two-week trip becomes a year of heartbreak and rebirth.Four volunteers travel to Peraliya, Sri Lanka after the devastating 2004 tsunami, and their planned two-week trip becomes a year of heartbreak and rebirth.Four volunteers travel to Peraliya, Sri Lanka after the devastating 2004 tsunami, and their planned two-week trip becomes a year of heartbreak and rebirth.
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    • Alison Thompson
    • Richard Belfiore(additional writing)
  • Stars
    • A.P. Darmedesa
    • Bruce French
    • Oscar Gubernati
    • Alison Thompson
    • Richard Belfiore(additional writing)
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    • A.P. Darmedesa
    • Bruce French
    • Oscar Gubernati
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    "New friends" Volunteer Bruce with the village chief.
    Volunteer Alison gives the village elders new identity cards.
    The Volunteers created the First and still the only Tsunami Early-warning Center in Sri Lanka.
    Donny and Alison operate on Tsunami victims in their makeshift hospital.
    Oscar Gubernati with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Trade Minister Jerarj Fernandoupulle.
    Bruce French- Volunteer from Telluride, Colorado.  The instruments were donated by Canadian band 'RUSH'
    Donny Paterson -Body collecting takes its toll on everyone.

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      After the 2010 Haiti earthquake disaster, director Alison Thompson flew to Haiti with Sean Penn and Oscar Gubernati and ran a field hospital and refugee camp of over 70,000 people for 6 months.
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      Donny: I walk around at home and nobody gives a f... , I come here and everybody cares its quite humbling really.

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    I was lucky enough to get a much coveted ticket to The Third Wave film at the Presidential Jury Screening at the 2008 Cannes film festival last week. It was wall to wall packed. Bono showed up with Sean Penn and Michael Moore seemed to love it by that big grin and was hugging the filmmakers along with Natalie Portman, Faye Dunaway and a whole bunch of jury and celebrities. It was a powerful film and there was a really long standing ovation at the end of it. Big balls to Sean Penn and Morgan Spurlock for finding this film it was the pearl of the festival. The film stayed with me for a few days and kinda spoiled watching the other films as nothing was as good as it. I hope it gets picked up, the world should see it. The filmmakers spoke at the end in a very humble way and I got to talk to them at the after party. Donny the main character was like Indiana Jones and was a very funny guy. These guys are heroes.
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      • September 11, 2009 (United States)
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      • Endless Films
      • Ozone Pictures
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