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The film is based on the events of the 2010 Copiapó mining accident, also known as the "Chilean mining accident". It is directed by Patricia Riggen and written by Mikko Alanne and José Rivera. Producer Mike Medavoy, who also produced Apocalypse Now, worked with the miners, their families, and those involved to put the film together. [11]
LOS ANGELES — In a study crammed with keepsakes of his Hollywood life, Mike Medavoy, the movie producer, keeps a black-and-white snapshot of some boyhood soccer pals. He is the gangly mop-top in...
In 2011, Medavoy announced a project depicting the 2010 Chilean mining accident that left 33 men trapped underground for 69 days. He collaborated with Chilean officials and Academy Award-nominated screenwriter José Rivera ; they created an authentic retelling of the story.
Nov 13, 2015 · The story of the 2010 Chilean mining accident was gargantuan news, viral and metaphorical gold, and the burial and rescue of 33 men in a copper mine spoke to worldwide notions of faith and revival. Of course, their stories were going to be optioned and turned into books and TV specials and why we’re here today, a big Hollywood motion picture.
Nov 4, 2023 · Patricia Riggen’s 2015 drama film ‘The 33’ essays the survival story of thirty-three men trapped inside a mine for 69 days. In August 2010, in the San José mine, negligence from the higher-ups led to a catastrophic situation wherein numerous miners from Copiapó, Chile, found themselves trapped inside the collapsing mines.
Jul 26, 2011 · Hollywood producer Mike Medavoy is to turn the epic story of the 33 men trapped last year deep inside a Chilean mine for 69 days into a movie.
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Aug 5, 2020 · On Aug. 5 2010, the San José mine in Copiapó collapsed, trapping 33 miners inside and sparking a tense rescue operation that took 96 days to complete. The fate of the miners captivated all corners of the world.
