Plot
Based on the real-life event, when a gold and copper mine collapses, it traps 33 miners underground for 69 days.
Release Year: 2015
Rating: 7.1/10 (1,528 voted)
Critic's Score: 44/100
Director: Patricia Riggen
Stars: Antonio Banderas, Rodrigo Santoro, Juliette Binoche
Storyline
Based on the real-life event, when a gold and copper mine collapses, it traps 33 miners underground for 69 days.
Writers: Mikko Alanne, Craig Borten
Cast: Antonio Banderas -
Mario Sepúlveda
Rodrigo Santoro -
Laurence Golborne
Juliette Binoche -
María Segovia
James Brolin -
Jeff Hart
Lou Diamond Phillips -
Don Lucho
Mario Casas -
Álex Vega
Jacob Vargas -
Edison Peña
Juan Pablo Raba -
Darío Segovia
Oscar Nuñez -
Yonni Barrios
Tenoch Huerta -
Carlos Mamani
Marco Treviño -
José Henriquez
Adriana Barraza -
Marta Salinas
Kate del Castillo -
Katty
Cote de Pablo -
Jessica
Elizabeth De Razzo -
Susana Valenzuela
Taglines:
Hope Runs Deep
Country: USA, Chile
Language: English, Spanish
Release Date: 13 November 2015
Filming Locations: Nemocón, Colombia
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Did You Know?
Trivia:
The Spanish actor Mario Casas pointed out in an interview that when he saw the documentary of the trapped Chilean miners he broke into tears. See more »
Goofs:
Some of the letters at the beginning of the Chilean License Plates (such as G) were not yet available as of 2010. See more »
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User Review
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Rating: 8/10
We all remember five years ago when the story of 33 miners trapped 700
meters underground caught the world by storm. Everyone was asking: Are
they alive? How are they going to make it out of there?. I think
there's no need to say how it ended. Since then we've gotten tons of
news announcing a big budget film about San José's rescue. The thing
everyone's asking right know is: Is it any good?
First things first: Patricia Riggen. Her direction is absolutely
brilliant, managing to alternate between tense and emotional scenes
almost perfectly. The acting as well is outstanding, with Antonio
Banderas (Mario Sepúlveda) and Rodrigo Santoro (Laurence Golborne)
being the most notable. Also, Cote De Pablo (Jessica Salgado) brings a
big emotional push into the movie with a beautiful interpretation of
"Gracias a la Vida" by Violeta Parra. Juliette Binoche (María Segovia)
was also very good. In general, every actor and actress in this movie
gave a solid performance. The screenplay is very well written, giving
the characters a lot of development and personality. The soundtrack
(Composed by James Horner) is also very good, mixing chilean
instruments with big orchestra compositions that fit the movie
perfectly. The CGI is OK, nothing groundbreaking, but it gets the job
done.
It's not a faultless film though, it has it's flaws. The are times when
the movie loses it's pace and gets slow. Also, the editing, being
mostly very good, it's evident that there where scenes in the movie
that were cut from the final product, an issue that can leave some
viewers confused. There's a little bit of shaky cam as well, not a big
complain, but it can get very disorienting at times.
Overall, even if it's not perfect, it's still a great movie that
succeeds at telling the story of the 33 miners. Hopeful and inspiring,
it's worth watching at least once.
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