Film 2012. Written by David Magee. Directed by Ang Lee. Starring Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Adil Hussain, Rafe Spall and Gerard Depardieu. Source Features: BBB (3) TIMELINE (5) Find a Source All MediaAdvertisingAnimated FilmAnimated SeriesComedy ActsComic BooksComic StripsFilmLiteratureMagazinesMusicOtherRadioTheaterTV SeriesVideo Games Search Records Record Name/DescriptionRecord Comments All SourcesLife of Pi Categories All GroupsBogus Business BureauFictitious TimelineMake Believe MapOther Order by Record Name GroupCategorySubcategory ASCDESC Total Record Results: 8 - Medium: FILM

# Record Name Group  Category Subcategory BOGUS BUSINESS BUREAU 1 Mignonette BBB Vehicles Watercrafts Mignonette Boat visible in the background, a nod to the 19th century yacht that sunk and stranded its passengers in a lifeboat, leading to the cannibalization of Richard Parker, the same name as the tiger in the film. 2 Oika Shipping Company BBB Services Shipping and Storage Oika Shipping Company Cargo company that interviews Pi following the sinking of the Tsimtsum. 3 Tsimtsum BBB Vehicles Watercrafts Tsimtsum The name of the ship that sinks on its passage across the Pacific, drowning Pi's family and leaving Pi stranded on a lifeboat. Tsimtsum is a Jewish Kabbalah idea claiming that God withdrew his infinite light in order to create the universe, leaving empty space for the cosmos and free will. FICTITIOUS TIMELINE 4 June 21, 1977 Dates 20th Century: 70s Events June 21, 1977 Pi and his family depart India aboard the Tsimtsum on their way to Canada. 5 June 28, 1977 Dates 20th Century: 70s Events June 28, 1977 The Tsimtsum passes through the Philippines. 6 July 2, 1977 Dates 20th Century: 70s Events July 2, 1977 Pi manages to get into a lifeboat when the Tsimtsum sinks. 7 February 14, 1978 Dates 20th Century: 70s Events February 14, 1978 Pi's lifeboat arrives in Mexico. 8 February 19, 1978 Dates 20th Century: 70s Events February 19, 1978 Date on Oika Shipping Company insurance report, following interviews with Pi.

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