7 movies based on disasters

Several remarkable events, whether tragedies, stories of hope and courage, inspired films and some of them are impressive because they actually happened. We list 7 movies based on true stories:

‘Everest’ (2015)

It was based on an event that took place in 1996, it tells the story of two groups that descended from the highest mountain in the world and went through extreme weather conditions, where eight people lost their lives in the adventure, a story that speaks of a lot of faith and courage, the The end of the film features a recording made by one of the very adventurers who inspired the story, Beck Weathers ended up losing both his hands and his nose due to frostbite. The film stars Josh Brolin, Jason Clarke and Jake Gyllenhaal.

‘United 93’ (2006)

It is a documentary about the story of the people who were aboard the only hijacked plane that did not hit the twin towers in the 9/11 attack in New York and the agonizing despair of the passengers. The film was nominated for an Oscar twice and shows the effort of the crew and some passengers to try to maintain control of the Al-Queda terrorists.

‘Breathe’ (2017)

It tells the story of a 28-year-old man who suffers from paralysis from the neck down due to polio, and wanted to install a respirator in his wheelchair so that he could live his experiences and how his idea helped several people with disabilities to improve their qualities. of life. In the film Andrew Garfield plays Robin Cavendish, father of Jonathan Cavendish, who produced the film to tell about the importance of his father’s story in people’s lives.

‘Deepwater Horizon’ (2016)

Film recounts the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster, which occurred on an oil rig that caused a fire of, over a day, resulting in 11 deaths, 200 million gallons of oil spilled into the ocean over 87 days being the largest history oil spill disaster. Starring Mark Whalberg and Kurt Russell.

‘Sierra Cordillera’

The story of a combat medic saved the lives of over 75 soldiers during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II. Starring Andrew Garfield, the film is a biographical drama that follows the story of Doss, who became the first Medal of Honor recipient. Doss was greatly despised for refusing to bear arms and was not respected by his fellow soldiers.

‘The Impossible’ (2012)

It reports the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami disaster, and was considered the best film of 2012. It tells the story of a family that is separated during the tsunami, the loss of loved ones in addition to the total destruction of the city, with many difficult scenes to be watched without being moved. The event killed more than 200,000 people.

”Titanic” (1997)

Tells about the ship that sank after colliding with an iceberg causing the shock absorber of more than 1500 people between passengers and crew in 1912, its wreckage only came to be found 70 years later, and inspired one of the greatest novels in history starring Leonardo Di Caprio