The 33 (film)

The 33

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Patricia Riggen
Produced by
Screenplay by
Story by José Rivera
Based on Deep Down Dark
by Héctor Tobar
Starring
Music by James Horner
Cinematography Checco Varese
Edited by Michael Tronick
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release date
  • 6 August 2015 (2015-08-06) (Chile)
  • 13 November 2015 (2015-11-13) (United States)
Running time
 127 minutes[1]
Country
  • United States
  • Chile
  • Colombia
Language
  • English
  • Spanish
Budget $26 million[2]
Box office $24.9 million[3]

The 33 (Spanish: Los 33) is a 2015 English-language American-Chilean biographical disaster-survival drama film directed by Patricia Riggen and written by Mikko Alanne, Craig Borten and José Rivera. The film is based on the real events of the 2010 mining disaster, in which a group of thirty-three miners were trapped inside the San José Mine in Chile for more than two months. The film stars Antonio Banderas as trapped miner Mario Sepúlveda.

Plot

Dozens of people from Copiapó, Chile, work in the San José mine. The owner ignores the warnings of the failing stability of the mine, which collapses a short time later. The only path inside the mine is completely blocked, and the thirty-three miners manage to get to the rescue chamber. They discover that the radio is useless, the medical kit is empty, the ventilation shafts lack the required ladders, and there is very little stored food. Mario Sepúlveda becomes the leader of the miners, dividing the foods rations and stopping the outbursts of violence and despair. The mine company does not attempt any rescue, and the relatives of the miners gather around the gates.

The government of Chile decides on active intervention, and orders the use of drills to reach the chamber. The first exploratory boreholes move off-target, but a later one reaches the required destination. The miners attach a note to the drill bit to announce their survival. They receive new food and clothing, and television communication with the surface. A second, bigger, drill system is prepared to retrieve the miners one by one.

Cast

Production

Development

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.[9] On 13 August 2014, it was announced that The 33 would be the first film to receive the Colombian Film Commission's incentive, which includes 40% for film services and 20% for film logistics services of the amount spent in the country.[10]

Casting

Juliette Binoche and Antonio Banderas with the former President of Chile Sebastián Piñera in La Moneda Palace, Santiago, Chile.

Antonio Banderas, who portrays "Super" Mario Sepúlveda, is the public face for the miners who sent videos to the rescuers to update them on the miners' condition. The actual Sepúlveda expressed his enthusiasm and approval towards having Banderas in the role.[11] Brazilian actor Rodrigo Santoro plays Laurence Golborne, Minister of Mining. On 17 June 2013, it was announced that Jennifer Lopez had joined to lead the cast of the film,[12] but later left due to scheduling conflicts with American Idol. She was replaced in the strong female central role by Juliette Binoche.[5]

On 10 January 2014, Cote de Pablo joined the cast of the film; she plays the wife of one of the trapped miners.[13] On 27 January 2014, Gabriel Byrne joined the cast of the film, to play the role of Andre Sougarret, the engineering genius who masterminded the miraculous rescue of the 33 trapped miners.[6] Next day on 28 January, Bob Gunton joined the cast of the Chilean miner filming, then shooting in Colombia; he plays the role of Chilean President Sebastián Piñera.[7]

Filming

Principal photography began in December 2013 in Colombia.[14] Before shooting began, Riggen interviewed each of the miners and their families.[15] After the shooting wrapped up in Nemocón, Colombia in January, crews started filming again in Copiapó, Chile on 5 February 2014, which was the actual place of the incident.[16] On 18 February 2014, news told that more than half of the filming was done in the salt mine of Nemocón, Colombia, and rescue scenes were being filmed in Tierra Amarilla, Chile.[17] Filming wrapped up on 20 February 2014.[18]

Music

In October 2014, James Horner was hired to compose the music for the film.[19] It was the second of two scores he had completed in 2015, before his death on June 22 of that year.

Release

The 33 was released across Latin America through 20th Century Fox starting from 6 August 2015 in Chile. It debuted in Colombia on 20 August 2015, along with the rest of Central America. Brazil was the last, where the film was released on 29 October 2015. Its United States and Canada theatrical releases were handled by Warner Bros. on 13 November 2015.[20] The premiere in Santiago was attended by most of the leading cast, in addition to several of the miners, former President Sebastián Piñera and former minister Laurence Golborne.[21]

Distribution

On 28 April 2015, Alcon Entertainment acquired North American and the majority of international distribution rights to The 33, with Warner Bros. to distribute it. On the same day, Warner Bros, where Alcon has its output deal, set the film's release date for 13 November 2015.[22]

Reception

Box office

As of 3 December 2015, the film has grossed $12.2 million in North America and $12.7 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $24.9 million, which did not cover the initial budget of $26 million.[3]

In North America, The 33 opened alongside Love the Coopers and My All American on 13 November 2015 with a very poor performance. In its opening weekend, the film was projected to gross $7–8 million from 2,452 theaters.[23] The film grossed $1.8 million on its opening day and $5.8 million in its opening weekend, finishing below studio projections.[24]

In Chile, the film grossed $1.6 million on its opening weekend, 6 August 2015, showing on 140 screens. This is the second biggest opening for a Chilean film (5% behind Stefan v/s Kramer), despite coinciding with a severe storm that caused flooding in Santiago and other parts of the country and also marked the sixth-highest opening for Fox International Productions.[25] It topped the box office there for five consecutive weekends and became the second highest-grossing Chilean film.[26] The film grossed a total of $4.9 million in Chile.[27]

In Mexico it opened at No. 3 with $1.3 million, but ended up grossing only a total of $3 million there after three weeks in release.[27][28]

Critical response

The 33 has received mostly below-average reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a rating of 43%, based on 124 reviews, with an average rating of 5.5/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "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 overreliance on formula."[29] On Metacritic, the film has received a weighted average score of 55 out of 100, based on 31 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[30] On CinemaScore, audiences gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale.[24]

Scott Tobias of Variety said, "The 33 aims for a comprehensive survey of efforts above ground and below, but winds up looking less like a sober docudrama than a ginned-up Irwin Allen disaster movie."[31]

Chilean critics had mixed reviews. Ana Josefa Silva gave a mildly positive review, saying that the movie "excites and entertains", but that the good rhythm of the first half becomes stalled. She praised the acting, but criticized the use of many clichés, like the heroic young character (Golborne), the "inhumane" politician (Piñera) or the brave, "badass" Latina woman (Segovia).[32] Las Últimas Noticias stated that "while the epic of the rescue is observed thanks to the effective recreation, the agony of the rescued remains in debt in the staging", and also noted the "young and handsome" hero stereotype.[33] La Segunda described it as "a catastrophe film with a life message and sentimental vocation that is not willing to give up to truisms associated with the image that Hollywood has of Hispanic America".[34] El Mercurio gave a negative review, criticizing the absence of people responsible for the precarious working conditions of the miners, although praising the recreation of the mine and the catastrophe.[35]

Accuracy

Among the differences between the film and the real life story, Alex Vega was not the first man to be rescued, but Florencio Ávalos. Also, Vega's wife was not pregnant at the time. In the film, the Fénix capsule arrives empty at the rescue chamber, but actually there was a rescuer inside of it. The movie also incorrectly shows that Yonni Barrios's wife and his mistress knew each other before the incident. The capsule did not get stuck with a miner inside; André Sougarret did not order the end of the rescue works before the contact with the miners; and María Segovia never slapped Laurence Golborne in the face.[36]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "THE 33 (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  2. ↑ McClintock, Pamela (10 November 2015). "Box-Office Preview: Angelina Jolie Pitt's 'By the Sea' Opts for Limited Release". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  3. 1 2 "The 33 (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Antonio Banderas is in Chile to shoot “The 33”". Voxxi. 10 February 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Juliette Binoche, James Brolin Round Out Cast of Chilean Miners Movie The 33". Deadline.com. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  6. 1 2 Fleming Jr, Mike (27 January 2014). "Gabriel Byrne Joins Mining Disaster Pic The 33". Deadline.com. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  7. 1 2 "Chilean Miner Pic The 33 Adds Bob Gunton". Deadline.com. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  8. ↑ Balaguera, Jorge (9 December 2013). "El actor Juan Pablo Raba será Darío Segovia en Los 33" (in Spanish). RCN Radio.
  9. ↑ "Antonio Banderas & More Join Chilean Miner Disaster Drama The 33". FirstShowing.net. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  10. ↑ Noonan, Kevin (13 August 2014). "Chilean Miner Film The 33 First to Receive Colombian Tax Incentive Benefit". Variety.com. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "Antonio Banderas To Play Chilean Miner, Mario Sepulveda, In The 33". HuffingtonPost.com. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  12. ↑ Siegel, Tatiana (17 June 2013). "Jennifer Lopez to Star in Chilean Miner Drama The 33". HollywoodReporter.com. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  13. ↑ "Cote De Pablo Joins Chilean Miner Movie The 33 In First Post-'NCIS' Gig". Deadline.com. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  14. ↑ Kay, Jeremy (27 December 2013). "The 33 begins production". ScreenDaily.com. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  15. ↑ Shattuck, Kathyrn (4 November 2015). "Patricia Riggen, Director of ‘The 33,’ on Shooting in a Mine". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  16. ↑ Mango, Agustin (8 February 2014). "Miner Drama The 33 Begins Filming in Chile". HollywoodReporter.com. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  17. ↑ "The 33, with Antonio Banderas, filming in Chile". OnLocationVacations.com. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  18. ↑ "ON THE SET FOR 2/24/14". StudioSystemNews.com. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  19. ↑ "James Horner Scoring The 33". FilmMusicReporter.com. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  20. ↑ Anna Marie de la Fuente (23 July 2015). "Fox Sets Release Dates for Antonio Banderas Pic ‘The 33′ Across Latin America". Variety. (Penske Media Corporation). Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  21. ↑ Bahamondes, Pedro (2 August 2015). "Estrellas, glamour y trozos de historia: así fue la gala y avant-première de Los 33" [Stars, glamour and pieces of history: so was the gala and avant-première of The 33]. La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  22. ↑ "Alcon Acquires Chilean Mine Disaster Pic The 33". Deadline.com. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  23. ↑ "Will ‘Spectre’ Dominate the Box Office in Its Second Weekend?". MovieWeb.com.
  24. 1 2 "Bond Still The Man With The Golden Gun In No. 1 As ‘Spectre’ Targets $34.4M; ‘By The Sea’ Drowning". deadline.com.
  25. ↑ Tartaglione, Nancy (9 August 2015). "‘Rogue Nation’ Flies Higher In 2nd Frame With $65.5M; ‘Fantastic Four’ No. 2 With $34.1M Bow – Intl Box Office Update". Deadline.com. (Penske Media Corporation). Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  26. ↑ Tartaglione, Nancy (8 September 2015). "‘Terminator’, ‘Hitman’ Lead Sluggish Frame; ‘Compton’ Tops 5 Markets – International Box Office Final". Deadline.com. (Penske Media Corporation). Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  27. 1 2 Tartaglione, Nancy (14 September 2015). "‘Maze Runner: Scorch Trials’ Ignites $26.7M; ‘Rogue Nation’ Tops With $91.4M, Crosses $600M WW – Intl B.O. Update". Deadline.com. (Penske Media Corporation). Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  28. ↑ Tartaglione, Nancy (30 August 2015). "‘Terminator’, ‘Mission: Impossible’ Each Cruise Past $300M; ‘Compton’ Tops In UK, Germany – Intl Box Office Update". Deadline.com. (Penske Media Corporation). Retrieved 31 August 2015.
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  30. ↑ "The 33 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  31. ↑ Tobias, Scott (24 October 2015). "Film Review: ‘The 33’". Variety. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  32. ↑ Silva, Ana Josefa (6 August 2015). "“Los 33”: Emoción, Entretención y Clichés" [“The 33”: Emotion, Entertainment and Clichés]. Anajosefasilva.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  33. ↑ Muñoz, Leopoldo (6 August 2015). ""Los 33"". Las Últimas Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  34. ↑ Nazarala, Andrés (5 August 2015). "Tan lejos, tan cerca" [Faraway, So Close]. La Segunda (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  35. ↑ Martínez, Antonio (7 August 2015). ""Los 33"". Wikén magazine (El Mercurio) (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  36. ↑ González, Nicolás (7 August 2015). "10 diferencias entre la película “Los 33” y lo que realmente ocurrió en la mina San José" [10 differences between the movie “The 33” and what really happened in the San José mine]. El Líbero (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 July 2017.
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