The 33
Hope Runs Deep
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Country
Production
Budget
$26 000 000
Box office
$27 972 023
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Edward McGurn, Mike Medavoy, Robert Katz, José Luis Escolar, Andrés Calderón, Carlos Eugenio Lavin, Alan Zhang, Leopoldo Enriquez
Camera operator
Checco Varese
Composer
Artist
Marco Niro
Audition
Carla Hool, Moira Miller, Alejandra Alaff
Editing
Short description
Based on the true story of the collapse of a mine in San Jose, Chile—that left 33 miners isolated underground for 69 days.
What's left behind the scenes
- Anderson Cooper, an American journalist, writer, and television presenter, appears in a cameo role as a news program host on CNN in the film. Cooper later invited the Chilean miners to participate in the filming of his program "Heroes."
- President Piñera, as portrayed by Bob Gunton, is depicted as a cold and calculating politician who is only interested in his own reputation and the image of his administration. At the premiere in Santiago, when journalists asked the real president what he thought of his portrayal in the film, Sebastián Piñera evaded a direct answer. "I'd rather go talk to Juliette Binoche," he said.
- Actress Cote de Pablo was born in Santiago, the capital of Chile.
- The US trailer features the song "Say Something" from the debut album of the duo A Great Big World (2013). The trailer released in Chile features the 1974 song "Gracias a la vida" (or "Thanks to Life") by folk singer Joan Baez.
- To add further drama to the narrative, the film's plot incorporates the stories of the miners' loved ones—for example, the daughter of Mario Sepúlveda, played by Antonio Banderas, and the pregnant wife of Alexis Vega, played by Cote de Pablo.
- The US trailer for the film features the song "Say Something" from the debut album by the duo "A Great Big World" (2013). The trailer released in Chile features the folk singer Joan Baez's song "Gracias a la vida" (Thank Life), from 1974.
- Jennifer Lopez agreed to participate in the filming, but soon left the project due to her commitments to the "American Idol" show on FOX.
- Juliette Binoche replaced Jennifer Lopez in the role of Maria Segovia.
- Due to a lack of work in their profession, the rescued miners joined the technical crew of the film, which told the story of the accident at the San José mine near Copiapó on August 5, 2010.
- The film shows the President of Chile primarily observing the progress of the rescue operation from his palace, 800 kilometers from the site of the tragedy. At the same time, it is the President who shows journalists a note from the miners, and this happens almost immediately after it was found attached to the drill. This could be attributed to genre conventions, but the filmmakers did not distort the truth. The note from the miners was actually read to journalists by the President. He was warned that the drill could break through the roof of the refuge where the miners were located, he flew to Copiapó, and the note was found while he was en route.
- Mario Sepúlveda, one of the miners portrayed on screen by Antonio Banderas, met the actor at the very beginning of filming. Soon after, Sepúlveda became the leader of the group of extras employed in the movie.
- Jennifer Lopez agreed to participate in the filming, but soon left the project due to her filming commitments for the show "American Idol" on FOX.
- To add extra drama to the narrative, the film's plot includes stories of loved ones of some of the miners – for example, the daughter of Mario Sepúlveda, played by Antonio Banderas, and the pregnant wife of Alex Vega, played by Cote de Pablo.
- The film depicts an age gap between President Sebastián Piñera, played by Bob Gunton, who is slightly over 70, and Minister Laurence Golborne, played by Rodrigo Santoro, who looks to be around 40. In reality, in 2010, Piñera was 60 and Golborne was 49.
- Preparing for filming, Spanish actor Mario Casas missed the ceremony for the Spanish National Film Awards.
- Mario Casas admitted in one of his interviews that he cried after watching a documentary about these events.
- During an interview with Washington radio station Hot 99.5 in June 2013, Jennifer Lopez received a call on her mobile from her agent informing her that she had been cast in a movie. The actress refused to discuss it during the interview, stating only that the film "is of no interest."
- While preparing for filming, Spanish actor Mario Casas missed the ceremony of Spain's national film awards.
- It was officially announced that "33" (2015) would be the first film for which the Colombian authorities would partially reimburse production costs. The amount of payments will consist of 40% of all funds spent on production and editing, and 20% of other expenses incurred in that country (hotel accommodation, meals, transportation).
- The film depicts Alex Vega as the first to surface and rushing to his wife and newborn daughter. In reality, Vega was the tenth miner to be rescued from the mine.
- The film depicts the rescue capsule descending underground empty. Miners enter it one by one, and Luis “Don Luco” Ursua is the last to be lifted to the surface. In reality, things were not quite like that. When the capsule descended into the mine for the first time, one of the rescuers, Manuel Gonzalez, was inside. Gonzalez risked his life, as there was no way to be sure beforehand whether the capsule worked or not. He was the last one lifted from the mine. Yes, Ursua was the last miner to reach the surface, but Gonzalez remained below. He helped Ursua get into the capsule and then waited for him to be lifted and the capsule lowered back down for him. Thus, Gonzalez was the only person who spent some time at depth completely alone and who entered the capsule without assistance.
- Chilean actress Paulina García plays the role of President Piñera's assistant in the film, who actively opposes the attempts of the Minister of Mining, Laurence Golborne, to organize the rescue operation. This is a fictional character simply created to make the plot more dramatic. Nevertheless, many among Chilean politicians and those close to the President shared the view that the rescue efforts were futile.
- Composer James Horner did not live to see the film's August premiere by two months.
- Anderson Cooper, an American journalist, author, and television host, appears in a cameo role as a CNN news anchor. Subsequently, Cooper invites the Chilean miners to appear on the show "Heroes."
- In 1993, Bille August's film "The House of the Spirits," starring Antonio Banderas, was released. The film was based on the eponymous bestseller by Isabel Allende. It was her first novel, published in 1982, and is also set in Chile.
- Juliette Binoche replaced Jennifer Lopez in the role of María Segovia.
- The film's director, Patricia Riggen, insisted that the actors speak English as well as Spanish with a Chilean accent. For some actors, this proved to be a difficult task.
- During an interview with Washington radio station "Hot 99.5" in June 2013, Jennifer Lopez received a call on her mobile phone from her agent, informing her that she had been cast in the film "33." The actress refused to discuss this in the interview, only saying that the film "did not interest her."
- Mario Sepúlveda, one of the miners whose image was portrayed by Antonio Banderas on screen, met the actor at the very beginning of filming. Soon Sepúlveda became the head of the group of extras employed in the film.
- The character of Franklin Lobos is absent from the final scene of the film.
- The story of the Chilean miners is mentioned in the television series "Entourage" (2004-2011), whose main character, actor Vincent Chase, at one point considered adapting Hector Tobar's book.
- The film's director, Patricia Riggen, insisted that the actors speak English, as well as Spanish with a Chilean accent. This proved to be a difficult task for some of the actors.
- President Piñera, played by Bob Gunton, is portrayed as a cold and calculating politician interested only in his own reputation and the image of his administration. When journalists at the Santiago premiere asked the real president what he thought of his portrayal in the film, Sebastián Piñera evaded a direct answer. "I'd rather go talk to Juliette Binoche," he said.
- The film depicts the age difference between President Sebastián Piñera, played by Bob Gunton (who is just over 70 years old), and Minister Laurence Golborne, played by Rodrigo Santoro, who appears to be in his 40s. In reality, Piñera was 60 years old and Golborne was 49 in 2010.
- Chilean President Sebastián Piñera hosted a reception for the film's creative team at the presidential palace in Santiago.
- Composer James Horner passed away two months before the film's August premiere.
- The story of the Chilean miners is mentioned in the television series "Entourage" (2004–2011), in which the main character, actor Vincent Chase, was at one time obsessed with the idea of adapting Héctor Tobar's book for the screen.
- Mexican actor Marco Antonio Treviño, who played the role of Jose Enriquez, said in one of his interviews: "Filming in the mine was incredibly difficult. The mud, the feeling that we were expendable, and working 12 hours a day."
- In 1993, Bille August's film "The House of the Spirits," starring Antonio Banderas, was released. The film was based on the bestseller of the same name by Isabel Allende. This was her first novel, published in 1982, and it is also set in Chile.
- Chilean actress Paulina García played the role of President Piñera's assistant, who does everything in her power to oppose Mining Minister Laurence Golborne's attempts to organize a rescue operation. This is a fictional character created simply to make the plot more dramatic. Nevertheless, many among Chilean politicians and those close to the president shared the opinion that the rescue efforts were pointless.
- During an interview with Washington radio station Hot 99.5 in June 2013, Jennifer Lopez received a call on her mobile phone from her agent, informing her that she had been cast in the film. The actress refused to discuss it in the interview, only saying that the film was "not of interest" to her.
- On February 7, 2014, four iPods and two Sony Handycam cameras were stolen from the set. Fortunately, these cameras were not used for filming, so the footage was not lost.
- Mexican actor Marco Antonio Treviño, who played the role of José Enriquez, said in one interview: "Filming in the mine was incredibly difficult. The dirt, the feeling that we were expendable, and working 12 hours a day."
- Mario Casas admitted in one interview that he cried after watching a documentary film about these events.
- Jennifer Lopez agreed to participate in the filming but soon left the project due to her commitments to the "American Idol" show on "FOX."
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