Five years after the chilean mine collapse, the spotlight on the miners has faded, leaving some struggling to adjust to regular life. Five years ago, the world held its collective breath as 33 miners, trapped for 69 days after a cavein at the san jose mine in chiles atacama desert, emerged onebyone from a capsule lowered. I really enjoyed seeing the hollywood version of what happened to the 33 miners who were trapped underground for so long. With more than 2,000 feet of rock in their way, members of a rescue team work. The ordeal of the 33 chilean miners trapped deep inside the earth after the collapse of a mine shaft in august 2010 was both an intensely local story and. Antonio banderas leads cast of trapped chilean miners. With nia peeples, al sapienza, jsu garcia, isaac c. Juliette binoche on her new movie, the 33, based on the. Latenight host stephen colbert joked with his guest antonio banderas last week that the spanish actors latest movie, the 33, was magic mike set in a mine.
Antonio banderas, star of the 33, about the trapped chilean miners. After the first 30 minutes i thought there wasnt much left to recount and the movie would be boring but it was very interesting. Antonio banderas and juliette binoche lead the cast of this dutiful but. With terry serpico, mark ashworth, kevin sizemore, clint james. In 2010, over a billion people followed the 69day operation to rescue 33 chilean miners trapped in a collapsed mine, an uplifting news story. Like millions of others across the globe, antonio banderas was riveted to the coverage of the chilean mine disaster of 2010, when 33 miners were entombed more than 2,000 feet.
Spanish actor mario casas pointed out in an interview that when he saw the. Hector tobar had exclusive access to the 33 miners to report his new book detailing the claustrophobic horror they faced when they were trapped for 69 days in 2010. Movie started shooting five days after the 33 miners emerged oct. The warner bros press notes for the 33, the movie about the 2010 rescue of 33 trapped chilean miners, promise that the film delivers the untold story. Almost half a mile underground for 69 grueling days, a group of chilean. The miners also completely understood why the tales of 33 were condensed into 10 major characters onscreen. The recent story will be familiar to all of us who follow world news, which robs this tale of some of the suspense, but otherwise its quite an efficient film. Shooting the 33 made antonio banderas feel ill, but he welcomed. Jennifer lopez to star in chilean miner drama the 33. In 2010, the eyes of the world turned to chile, where 33 miners had been buried alive by the catastrophic explosion and collapse of a 100yearold gold and copper mine. The 33 is a technically impressive simulation of the mine collapse and. As the posters and trailers wont let you forget, the 33 is based on a true story, and the story itself is a good one. Based on the reallife event, when a gold and copper mine collapses, it traps 33 miners underground for 69 days.
The 33, about a reallife chilean mining disaster that ensnared 33 miners in 2010, contains its fair share of both scary and inspirational moments, but it often gets trapped under the. It was expected that 33 characters would be a tad unwieldy as far as divvying up screen time, so we concentrate on about five or six actual characters, while the rest of the trapped miners are. The 33 cast on the unreported details of the chilean mining accident. The 33 is a workable chilean drama about the reallife disaster and rescue tale of the famous 33 miners who spent months trapped below ground after a cavein. The incredible story of chilean miners rescued from the. After being trapped under ground for months, a dramatic rescue mission unfolded live on tv sets across the globe. When the chileanborn actress was called about four years later to be part of the 33, a film featuring the miners experience, she could not have said no. A movie the 33, starring antonio banderas and juliette binoche, will be released in the us later this month. Going underground with the chilean miners in the 33. Several of the miners reportedly served as consultants on the film. Chilean miners say they were cheated out of profits from. Two miles into the earth, nine appalachian miners struggle to survive after a methane explosion leaves them with one hour of oxygen. The 33 is the based on true events dramatic retelling of the story.
Stars of the 33 lament movie cant tell every story in. Mike medavoy is producing the drama, based on the true story of the 33 chilean miners. The 33 featurette mine collapse 2015 antonio banderas, rodrigo santoro movie hd based on the reallife event, when a gold and copper mine collapses, it traps 33 miners underground for 69 days. Juliette binoche isnt fooled by the title of her new movie, the 33. The movie throws together an international cast that may on first glance. Now their story is being brought to the big screen in a movie simply titled, the 33. Singleton jr miracle underground is a fictionalized account of the 33 chilean miners ordeal, told from a spiritual point of view, as each one of them individually came facetoface with the real prospect of death after 70 days underground with no word from the outside world. Antonio banderas, rodrigo santoro, lou diamond phillips.
In 2010, 33 miners were essentially buried in chiles 121yearold san. The 33 debuts today but lifes still grim for the chilean. In 2010, the eyes of the world turned to chile, where 33 miners had been buried alive by the catastrophic explosion and collapse of a. The movie throws together an international cast that may on first glance strike the moviesavvy viewer as improbable as well.
Antonio recios the 33 of san jose, being sold here by argentinabased sales banner america video films, started shooting five. The 33 is the true story of the trapped chilean miners as yonni barrios carried out his firstaider duties underground a soap opera played out above ground as. Antonio banderas and juliette binoche lead the cast of this dutiful but stodgily written docudrama of the 2010 chilean mining disaster. The rescue of 33 chilean miners is subject of the gripping movie, the 33. Based on a true story about the collapse at the mine in san jose, chile that left 33 miners isolated underground for 69 days. With antonio banderas, rodrigo santoro, juliette binoche, james brolin. Life still grim for many of the chilean miners despite hollywood movie of their ordeal opening today the 33 starring antonio banderas hit u. Shooting the 33 made antonio banderas feel ill, but he. Based on the reallife ordeal of the 33 chilean miners who spent 69 days trapped underground in 2010, the film is about. On oct, 2010, a billion people all over the world watched breathlessly as a group of 33 chilean miners were rescued from their underground prison. The centuryold san jose mine collapsed in 2010, trapping 33 buriedalive miners 2300 feet thats 200 stories or about half a mile beneath the surface under 700 tons of rock for over two. I thought the actors playing the minors did a good job.
How a film with this many faults can still deliver the emotive release its. Juliette binoche, james brolin, and oscar nunez have joined antonio banderas in the chilean miners movie the 33, which is based. Juliette binoche, james brolin round out cast of chilean. Jennifer lopez has signed on to join antonio banderas in the chilean miner film the 33.
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