Life Without Benedetta (English) part 1 of 3

(PART 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTuWbbstBM8 )

On July 7th 2005, the United Kingdom was attacked in its capital, London, by terrorists who killed 52 innocent people and injured hundreds more. One of the victims was Italian born Benedetta Ciaccia who boarded the circle line from Liverpool Street. As her train approached the first stop along her journey, Aldgate, her life was violently and unfairly ended by the bomb blast. Raj Babbra was her former long term boyfriend and best friend. He explores Benedetta's life story and recounts their relationship from his perspective from the moment they met to her untimely sudden passing. This powerful and moving true story shows how love and friendship knows no boundaries in time, space, life or death. http://www.lifewithloss.org

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[rajbabbra]

Thank you everyone for your comments. I really appreciate them. If you felt this film touched you, please also pass it on to all your friends and family. We rely completely on you to spread the film by word of mouth. Thank you. Raj

[godsnumber2]

Raj, thats a very moving and touching tribute to a Girl who clearly meant a lot to you. It makes for difficult viewing in many ways as we only ever see a picture in the paper, what you showed though was her life, ambitions and dreams, then to see them so pointlessly taken away.

The most frightening aspect was when her Father heard of the bombing, rang her mobile and she didn't answer, thats not something i'd ever like to be faced with.

On a lighter note, i was utterly crap at Algebra too!!

[JoshuaLiddle]

I started to get really upset when it showed those cute little photos of her eating bread as a baby...

[beatsdevyne]

Raj, I feel for your loss and for Benedetta's family and friends .. what you have accomplished in her memory is enlightening and heartfelt, so much so that it will touch & inspire the hearts of many many people .. it's a wonderfully moving film!

[artiste88]

Very moving, it brought tears to my eyes. I feel I know Benedetta now, so she will live on in my mind.

[urca999]

Honest and clearly heartfelt. Shows how people in moments of great loss cope with dignity in spite of their pain. Hopefully as time passes it will become easier to focus on the wondeful moments you shared and less on all the moments you could have.

[smudger55]

Thank-you Raj, For reminding me when you have a true love never take it for granted... Sat Nam.

[julierobinson28]

very interesting well made, but very sad.i felt she was a very unique and wonderful person who had the electric to attract others as soon as you met her. bless her.

[mgarthwaite]

I was in London that day, I had traveled to LSE to go to the library, I had heard of the power outages and the generally messed up transport system but knew nothing of the horror that was to come. When I left the LSE I walked out into an alien sight, no traffic on the Kingsway, just the distant sound of sirens - I will never forget it. What was the point? What did this horror achieve? When will humanity learn that killing each other is solves nothing. A great tribute to all those affected Raj.

[prkally]

hello Raj...very interesting...i'm off to the next part...just realised what the date is and how important it is to remember.