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 to be directed by Rupesh Paul.
| The Vanishing Act : The Untold Story of the Missing Malaysian Plane | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Rupesh Paul |
| Based on | Malaysia Airlines flight 370 |
| Produced by | Rupesh Paul |
| Cinematography | Sajeesh Raj |
Production companies | Academy Award Long Li Productions, Ltd |
| Country | India |
| Language | English |
The expected shooting duration is about 35 days in India, and 15 days in Los Angeles/Malaysia. 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. [1]
The film's trailer was shown at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival to seek co-producers for the film.[2][3] The film reportedly has received offers for co-production from China and Malaysia.[4] When asked, the director said he had rushed the teaser for the sake of Cannes,[5] 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.[6] The trailer was shot at Mumbai in six days.[7] A completed film is expected for as early as an August release.[8]
The Official Logo of the feature film was released at the AFM 2014 recently by Rupesh Paul.
A teaser of the film was released at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, and received an adverse reaction from social and mainstream media.[9][10] The film has been heavily criticised for not being considerate towards the families of the individuals onboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.[11]