Title: Deepwater Horizon
Original Title: Deepwater Horizon
Year: 2016
Info
- Country: USA
- Length: 107 Minutes (1 hour 47 min)
- Budget: $150,000,000
- Genre: Action Drama
- Studios: Participant Media Lionsgate
- Distributor: eOne Films Spain
Release Dates
- UK: September 29 2016
- United States: September 30 2016
Plot
Peter Berg directs 'Deepwater Horizon', famous filmmaker known for making films like 'The only survivor' and action film 'Battleship'. The film focuses on the events that occurred in April 2010 Gulf of Mexico suffered one of the greatest environmental disasters in history of United States and in the world, when the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explodes in a fireball and sinks off the coast. Holders on the natural drama concealed the death of 11 workers of the plant. Mark Wahlberg as Mike Williams, one of the survivors, leads the cast of this action drama featuring Dylan O'Brien, Kate Hudson, Kurt Russell, Ethan Suplee and Gina Rodriguez, in addition to the collaboration of John Malkovich and James DuMont.
Awards
- 2017 Academy Awards (Oscars): 2 0
- 2017 BAFTA Awards: 1 0
Cast
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Videos
Peter Berg ('Deepwater Horizon'): "It was like a kind of mystery"
November 24 2016
November 24 2016
Photos
Trivia
Oilfield workers against the film
A large number of oilfield workers in the Gulf of Mexico are against making the film because they feel that it dishonors the men who died during the actual event.
Creative Differences
J.C. Chandor was attached to direct, but dropped out citing creative differences.
Graham McGinnis
The actor, Graham McGinnis, portraying the Coast Guard Lieutenant is an actual active duty Coast Guard Helicopter Rescue Swimmer stationed at USCG Airstation New Orleans.
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