The 33 goes deep with trapped chilean miners dallas. The 33 offers an appropriately inspirational account of real life heroism, but its stirring story and solid performances are undermined by a flawed focus and an. The collapse of the mine is portrayed in a very tense, scary, loud sequence. Nov 14, 2015 based on the real life event, when a gold and copper mine collapses, it traps 33 miners underground for 69 days. The film is based on the real events of the 2010 mining disaster, in which a group of thirtythree miners were trapped inside the san jose mine in chile for more than two months. How the world rescued 33 miners from 2, 000 feet below. Douglas kirkland like millions of others across the globe, antonio banderas was riveted to the coverage of the chilean mine disaster of 2010, when 33 miners were entombed more than 2,000 feet below south americas atacama desert following the collapse of the san jose gold and copper mine. With antonio banderas, rodrigo santoro, juliette binoche, james brolin. Strangers have cashed in on the story, writing books and making documentaries.
In november, a movie based on the book, the 33, starring antonio banderas and juliette binoche, will be released in. Thin script sucks the air out of miners plight in the 33. Trapped book by marc aronson official publisher page. They are making a film but our real life has no hollywood ending. All the miners were carried to safety in a tiny capsule called the phoenix. The untold stories of 33 men buried in a chilean mine, and the miracle that set them free. Sharetweetemailthe rescue of the 33 unfortunate chilean miners has definitely turn into an international media event. Jan 30, 2016 the extraordinary ordeal of the 33 began on august 5, 2010, when the 121yearold san jose gold and copper mine collapsed under a rock the size of the empire state building. The 33 chilean miners faith kept them alive to meet. I remember watching the news 17 days after the cavein.
Sibert award for nonfiction and the boston globehorn book award. The rescue of the 33 chilean miners made for a gripping story that caught the worlds attention as it unfolded. The story is a miracle and recounts the true events of the fateful 69 days in 2010 in which 33 chilean miners were trapped 200 stories beneath the earths surface and survived. The plan is to excavate a 15inch pilot hole, then widen it to 28 inchesroom enough for a small capsule to bring the miners up one at a time. The film is based on the real events of the 2010 mining disaster, in which a group of thirtythree miners were trapped inside the san jose mine. Along with a billion or so other people, actor antonio banderas watched live in 2010 as 33 chilean miners were miraculously pulled from a hole in the ground, after. In august 2010, thirtythree miners were buried alive, two thousand feet below thesurface of the earth. The men had been trapped in a collapsed mine for 69 days, in an ordeal that was unfathomable to those watching. Micarulous true story of miners told in the 33 cinema. Antonio banderas plays one of the 33 miners trapped underground in a real life accident in 2010. The untold story of how the buried chilean miners survived. Nov 10, 2015 the 33 hews to the truth in the story of 33 trapped chilean miners and their rescue, and thats the problem.
Micarulous true story of miners told in the 33 cinema bravo. Four years after 33 chilean miners emerged from their underground prison in a. Oct 09, 2015 the 33 was filmed on location in chiles harshly remote yet stunningly beautiful atacama desert just kilometers away from where the event took place, and deep within two mines located in. New book tells untold story of 33 men buried alive in san jose mine. Jul 29, 2015 the 33 tells the real life story of the 33 chilean miners who were trapped more than 200 stories underground enduring 100 degrees fahrenheit beneath a megaton boulder twice the size of the empire.
This book is filled with great information about the struggle. I remember watching the miners being brought up to the surface one by one on cnn, but after seeing the film, i realized that i did not know any of the real story. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Nov, 2015 as the posters and trailers wont let you forget, the 33 is based on a true story, and the story itself is a good one. Its hard for any movie to match the real emotional impact of the moment the miners finally breathed free air, but the 33 comes pretty close. Sep 06, 2015 the story behind telling the story of the trapped chilean miners. The book exists in the same tension the space between being an incredible narrative and yet trying to retell a story that has been told so often before.
The 33 brings true story of chilean miners to light. Nov, 2015 this unabashedly crowdpleasing movie gets to its uplifting but also somewhat disquieting conclusion and coda which, as is the custom these days, introduces the audience to the real life miners with its integrity intact. Mario sepulveda, one of the real 33 chilean miners, met antonio banderas in colombia during the first days of filming. But will the movie do the survivors of the chilean mine. Oct, 2015 news sports entertainment life money tech. The ordeal of the 33 chilean miners trapped deep inside the earth after the collapse of a mine shaft in august 2010 was both an intensely local story and a global phenomenon. The 33 debuts today but lifes still grim for the chilean miners. After seventeen tense days, just as hope was nearly gone, rescuersmade contact with the men. The 33 is the true story of the trapped chilean miners tm 2015 twentieth. Nov, 2015 the real life story that inspired the 33 is more dramatic and come with higher stakes than even the most intense fictional disaster films. Nov, 2015 like millions of others across the globe, antonio banderas was riveted to the coverage of the chilean mine disaster of 2010, when 33 miners were entombed more than 2,000 feet below south america.
Based on the real life event, when a gold and copper mine collapses, it traps 33 miners underground for 69 days. The warner bros press notes for the 33, the movie about the 2010 rescue of 33 trapped chilean miners, promise that the film delivers the untold story. Based on the gripping real life survival story that captivated the worlds attention, the 33 follows the neverbeforetold personal journeys and miraculous events surrounding the collapse of the chilean gold and copper mine and the subsequent retrieval and rescue of all 33 miners after being buried alive 700 meters below the earths surface for 69 days. They struggle to survive in an epic quest and a race against time. The 33 debuts today but lifes still grim for the chilean. But he wasnt sure how to do a movie about 33 guys in a hole. Patricia riggens 33 dramatizes the rescue of chilean miners. The 33, about a real life chilean mining disaster that trapped 33 miners, contains its fair share of scary and inspirational moments, but. Then the miners receive the first letters from their families. Based on the real life event, 33 miners are trapped underground for 69 days when a gold and copper mine collapses. Mario does not respond to his friends criticisms well and takes.
Chilean miner drama the 33 spoiler warning for a fiveyearold real life event watched by. The book includes interviews from close people of the trapped miners and the miners themselves. The incredible story of chilean miners rescued from the deep. Trapped book by marc aronson official publisher page simon. The 2010 copiapo mining accident, also known then as the chilean mining accident, began.
It was cumbersome to flip to the beginning of the book to look at the pictures of the miners especially bc they were not in alphabetical order. This book tells an amazing true story of how 33 miners, who had the mine collapse on them, survived for 69 days. Chilean miner mario sepulveda, tells of how fame has ruined his life, his. The 33s cinematic treatment of the 2010 chilean mine disaster by jennifer yang global health reporter thu. Much more than just a chronicle of the chilean mining disaster of 2010, aronsons wellresearched and riveting book gives readers the sense that theyre in the. Parents need to know that the 33 is the intense but inspiring true story of 33 chilean miners who were trapped underground for more than two months. Mario sepulveda, who led chilean miners to safety, tells.
Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish. Antonio banderas descrbes the film as an ode to life itself. How the world rescued 33 miners from 2, 000 feet below the chilean desert by marc aronson isbn. Thirtythree men, trapped 700 meters 2,300 ft underground and 5 kilometers 3 mi from.
The 33 trivializes the chilean mining accident, and. The real life story that inspired the 33 is more dramatic and come with higher stakes than even the most intense fictional disaster films. A docudramatic account of the 2010 chilean mine disaster is presented, where the thirtythree miners who went into the san jose mine in copiapo, chile in the middle of the atacama desert on august 5 were trapped 700 meters underground for sixtynine days, with all thirtythree eventually able to make it out of the mine alive. Along with a billion or so other people, actor antonio banderas watched live in 2010 as 33 chilean miners were miraculously pulled from a hole in the ground, after 69 days trapped 2,300 feet below. Its called deep down dark, and its written by novelist and pulitzer prizewinning journalist hector tobar. Cleveland, ohio in august of 2010, 33 miners were trapped 200 stories under the earth in the san jose gold and copper mine in chile. The sound of daily drilling was by now unmistakable, but the miners had no. The incredible story of chilean miners rescued from the deep down dark hector tobar had exclusive access to the 33 miners to report his new book detailing the claustrophobic horror they faced. But it would be long weeks before they emerged from the mine. Here is the incredible true story of their ordeal and rescue. How teaming saved 33 lives in the chilean mining disaster. The 33 is a technically impressive simulation of the mine collapse and rescue in chile in 2010, a cataclysmic event that saw 33 miners trapped underground for a stupefyingseeming 69 days. Chilean miner drama the 33 spoiler warning for a fiveyearold real life event watched by an estimated.
The 33 brings true story of chilean miners to light the. The incredible story of chilean miners rescued from. Owing to unsafe conditions, they proceed to endure a collapse that traps them with little food and water for 69 days. He thought about the way apollo handled a real life rescue, and sent a screenwriter to chile to interview the miners with the help of mr. Nov, 2015 the chilean miners who became celebrities after months trapped underground are now immortalized in a hollywood film starring antonio banderas but for some, real life has had no happy ending. The ramp, the main tunnel in the san jose mine in chiles atacama desert, begins about a mile above sea level near the top of a round, rocky mountain. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. With this compelling narrative of a catastrophic mine collapse and the resulting burial alive of 33 miners and subsequent massive rescue efforts, hector tobar does a good job of explaining the various social and economic factors that contributed to the mines collapse while presenting each trapped miner, despite his fears, failings, and character flaws, in an entirely humane and dignified manner. Like millions of others across the globe, antonio banderas was riveted to the coverage of the chilean mine disaster of 2010, when 33 miners were entombed more than 2,000 feet below south america. No reborn items, reborn fusions, hacks, glitches, anything. Jorge galleguillos, a veteran miner at the san jose mine in chiles. Chilean miners get the hollywood treatment in mechanical melodrama. The 33 is the true story of the trapped chilean miners as yonni barrios carried out his firstaider duties underground a soap opera played out above ground as his wife and mistress fought over him. Chiles long tradition in mining has made the country the worlds top producer of.
On oct, 2010, a billion people all over the world watched breathlessly as a group of 33 chilean miners were rescued from their underground prison. Based on the gripping real life survival story that captivated the worlds attention, the 33 follows the neverbeforetold personal journeys and miraculous events surrounding the collapse of the chilean gold and copper mine and the subsequent retrieval and rescue of all 33 miners after being buried alive 700 meters below the earths surface for 69 days under a megaton boulder twice. How the world rescued 33 miners from 2,000 feet below the chilean desert. Antonio banderas stars in movie about efforts to save chilean miners buried alive. In 2010, 33 miners were essentially buried in chiles 121yearold san. Now that real life story has been made into a movie called the 33. For those knowledgeable of masonic and occult symbolism, it is hard not to ponder on the.
The story behind telling the story of the trapped chilean miners. Its such an intriguing real life story with an actual happy ending, deep down dark goes behind the scenes and tells us their story. The 33 tells the real life story of the 33 chilean miners who were trapped more than 200 stories underground enduring 100 degrees fahrenheit beneath a megaton boulder twice the size of the empire. The 33 miners of the movies title descend one morning into their place of work, a deep chilean gold mine. Movie recalls the 33 trapped in a chilean gold mine. Sepulveda became supervisor of the extras for the movie. The 2010 copiapo mining accident, also known then as the chilean mining accident, began on thursday, 5 august 2010 with a cavein at the san jose coppergold mine, located in the atacama desert 45 kilometers 28 mi north of the regional capital of copiapo, in northern chile. Based on the gripping real life survival story that captivated the worlds attention, the 33 follows the neverbeforetold personal journeys and miraculous events surrounding the collapse of the chilean gold and copper mine and the subsequent retrieval and rescue of all 33 miners after being buried alive 700 meters below the earths surface. Nov, 2015 the ordeal of the 33 chilean miners trapped deep inside the earth after the collapse of a mine shaft in august 2010 was both an intensely local story and a global phenomenon. The book ends with details of how the trauma impacted the lives of the miners moving.
In november, a movie based on the book, the 33, starring antonio banderas and juliette binoche, will be. Inside the miraculous survival and dramatic rescue of the. The terrifying filming conditions endured in trapped chilean miners film the 33. Chile one of the myths surrounding the 33 miners who were so dramatically rescued after being trapped for 69 days deep inside a chilean. Based on the reallife event, 33 miners are trapped underground for 69 days when a gold and copper mine collapses. On august 30, twentyfive days after the miners were trapped, the rescue team begins drilling a rescue hole. The incredible story of chilean miners rescued from the. Trapped by marc aronson the amazing story of the trapped chilean miners and their incredible rescue that. The odd masonic imagery of the 33 chilean miners rescue. Until now it was one of those news stories we all remember but hector tobar has brought who wasnt enthralled in the story of these 33 men buried alive. The 33 recalls a chilean mine disaster and the men. Antonio banderas, rodrigo santoro, juliette binoche. But the real story started millions of years earlier. The chilean miners who became celebrities after months trapped underground are now immortalized in a hollywood film starring antonio banderas but for some, real life has had no happy ending.
After the disaster, pulitzer prizewinning journalist hector tobar received exclusive access to the miners and their tales, and in the 33, he brings them to haunting, visceral life. Buried alive how 33 miners survived 69 days deep under the. The final book, deep down dark, is the inspiration for the movie. As the posters and trailers wont let you forget, the 33 is based on a true story, and the story itself is a good one. Joy broke out around the worldall thirtythree menwere alive. As such, its a pretty pleasant surprise, and in more than one way. All aspects of the rescue have been carefully staged to make the entire thing a spectacular show inspiring emotions, admiration and national pride. We learn what it was like to be imprisoned inside a mountain, understand the horror of being slowly consumed by hunger, and experience the awe of working in such a. Oct 29, 2014 the incredible story of chilean miners rescued from the deep down dark hector tobar had exclusive access to the 33 miners to report his new book detailing the claustrophobic horror they faced. Nov 12, 2015 the 33, about a real life chilean mining disaster that trapped 33 miners, contains its fair share of scary and inspirational moments, but it often gets trapped under the superficiality of its. The story behind telling the story of the trapped chilean.