The 33
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The 33 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
Theatrical release poster
Juliette Binoche and Antonio Banderas with the former President of Chile Sebastián Piñera in La Moneda Palace, Santiago, Chile
2010 Copiapó mining accident
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A mining accident began on 5 August 2010 with a cave-in at the San José copper–gold mine in the Atacama Desert, 45 kilometers north of the regional capital of Copiapó, in northern Chile. Thirty-three
The 33
…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…
Rescue efforts at the mine on 10 August 2010
Piñera holds the message sent by the miners alongside Mining Minister Golborne (red jacket, blue shirt)
First image captured by a video camera lowered down the borehole
Tube used to deliver supplies to the miners