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Tag Archives: Miner
Mine 9 (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): 2 Miles Below
“Mine 9”, which is also known as “2 Miles Below”, is a small but effective genre piece to be admired for efficiency and verisimilitude. As firmly focusing on several characters suddenly stuck in a grim and perilous situation, the movie … Continue reading
The 33 (2015) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Trapped 700 meters underground for 69 days
Based on a dramatic real-life story which drew lots of public attention around the world in 2010, “The 33” attempts to give us a close, vivid look into that extremely risky period. As many of you remember, 33 miners of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Miner, Mining Accident, Real-life figure, Real-life incident
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Pride (2014) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Together they stood
“Pride” is a crowd-pleasing comedy film inspired by a real-life story of one unlikely alliance between two social groups who could not possibly be more different from each other. There seemed to be nothing common between these two groups at … Continue reading





