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The 33 (2014)

The 33 poster
Directed by
Patricia Riggen
Genre
drama film, survival film
Country
Colombia, Chile, United States
Runtime
2h 07m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 997 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Based on the true story of 33 miners trapped underground in a Chilean mine. The film follows their survival over 69 days and the efforts to rescue them.

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What happens

The 33 (Spanish: Los 33; "Los treinta y tres") is a 2015 biographical disaster-survival drama film directed by Patricia Riggen and written by Mikko Alanne, Craig Borten, Michael Thomas, and José Rivera. The film is based on the real events of the 2010 Copiapó mining disaster, in which 33 miners were trapped inside the San José Mine in Chile for 69 days. The film stars Antonio Banderas as trapped miner Mario Sepúlveda. It was released in Chile on August 6, 2015, by 20th Century Fox and in the United States on November 13, 2015, by Warner Bros. Pictures and Alcon Entertainment. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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