The 33 (2015)

Based on the real-life event, when a gold and copper mine collapses, it traps 33 miners underground for 69 days.

Director:

Patricia Riggen

Writers:

Mikko Alanne (screenplay), Craig Borten (screenplay)

Stars:

Antonio Banderas, Rodrigo Santoro, Juliette Binoche

7 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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 Henríquez
Adriana Barraza	...	Marta Salinas
Kate del Castillo	...	Katty
Cote de Pablo	...	Jessica
Elizabeth De Razzo	...	Susana Valenzuela

Storyline

A docudramatic account of the 2010 Chilean mine disaster is presented, where the thirty-three miners who went into the San José Mine in Copiapó, Chile in the middle of the Atacama Desert on August 5 were trapped 700 meters underground for sixty-nine days, with all thirty-three eventually able to make it out of the mine alive. That day, mine foreman, Luis "Don Lucho" Urzúa, reported his concerns to mine owner, Carlos Castillo, about the unstable nature of the mountain under which the mine is located, those concerns which went unheeded. Don Lucho one of the thirty-three, went to work as usual into the mine, when that instability led to collapse in some of the underground shafts, the thirty-three who were able to make it to the refuge area, however with communication channels to the surface inoperable. Under normal circumstances, the refuge area had enough supplies to last thirty men three days. The miners also discovered that the company had failed to place the requisite ladders from ...

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Plot Keywords:

survival | rescue | 21th century | 2010s | mine | 

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Taglines:

Discover the miraculous true story

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | History

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for a disaster sequence and some language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official Twitter

Country:

Chile USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

13 November 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Los 33

Filming Locations:

Nemocón, Colombia

Box Office

Budget:

$26,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,787,266, 15 November 2015, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$12,188,642, 10 January 2016

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alcon Entertainment,Phoenix Pictures,Dynamo

Technical Specs

Runtime:

127 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos Datasat

Color:

Color Black and White (end sequence)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Due to lack of work, the rescued miners took roles in the production of the movie being filmed about its history in Copiapó, Chile.

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Goofs

They did not use a magnet to get the broken drill bit out. In fact they had to manufacture on site what they call a spider drill. It had a open spiral teeth design at the end of the drill, to try to surround the bit. Using the pressure of the down force, the teeth would collapse on itself and capture the drill bit.

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Quotes

María Segovia: I'm not leaving without him.

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Crazy Credits

The last scene shows, in black and white, the real 33 miners gathered on a beach, and credits each of them individually.

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Connections

Referenced in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Daniel Craig/Regina King/Donny Deutsch/Jon Theodore (2015)

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Soundtracks

Jailhouse Rock
Written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Published by Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Elvis Presley Music (Administered by Songs of Imagem Music)

User Reviews

A Tale Of Hope

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.

8.4/10