Reaction to the 2010 Copiapó mining accident the World"". Another book about the saga is ""33 Men, Buried Alive: The Inside Story of the Trapped Chilean Miners"" by The Guardian contributor Jonathan Franklin. "The 33", a movie dramatizing the events, was released in 2015. Reaction to the 2010 Copiapó mining accident The 2010 Copiapó mining accident occurred when the San Jose Mine near to Copiapó, Chile, collapsed, leaving 32 miners of Chilean nationality and one Bolivian miner trapped inside about 700 metres (over 2000 feet) below the surface. The men were trapped in the mine for 69 days before being rescued. The discovery of the miners and
The Pennsylvania Miners' Story The Pennsylvania Miners' Story The Pennsylvania Miners' Story is a 2002 television film. It was written by Elwood Reid and directed by David Frankel. The film is based on the real events occurred at the Quecreek Mine. It was mostly filmed on location at Somerset County, Pennsylvania and some scenes were shot on the actual Quecreek Mine. "The Pennsylvania Miners' Story" was first aired at ABC on November 24, 2002. The film tells the real story of nine miners trapped underground and the attempts to rescue them. Based on the events occurred on the Quecreek Mine between July 24 to