Director Peter Berg directed the action film Deepwater Horizon with Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell and John Malkovich, which is very close to a real catastrophe. The tight budget Unfortunately, the film was unable to gross 156 million again. Home video grosses “only” 138 million worldwide.
That’s what the disaster film with Mark Wahlberg is about
Located in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico, 84 kilometers south of the Louisiana coast Deepwater Horizon drilling platform. In 2010, during test drilling to develop the Macondo oil field, a sudden disaster occurred. By a explosion The platform is on fire and the employees on the oil rig have to fight for their survival.
Deepwater Horizon is based on horrifically true events
The film was shown in cinemas only six years after the real catastrophe of Deepwater Horizon, which also created a morbid tension due to the proximity. The one according to Spiegel “worst oil disaster in the history of the USA” caused environmental damage that continues to burden the maritime ecosystem today. It lasted a full 87 days 800 million liters of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The leak was only finally closed around five months after the explosion.
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Deepwater Horizon
The Deepwater Horizon was one of the most modern oil platforms, where there had been no serious injuries or accidents for a long time. On the day of the accident, managers from the oil company BP visited the island to finally develop the Macando oil field. Since the project was already behind schedule and the company didn’t want to lose more money, they pushed Despite questionable tests for premature drilling. The rash action cost BP a $4.5 billion fine in court (via Tagesspiegel).
What was much more tragic was that eleven people lost their lives, whose remains have not been found to this day. The Deepwater Horizon’s chief electronics engineer, Mike Williams, criticized the lack of attention in the media 115 survivors and above all the victims of the catastrophe. Peter Berg and his team wanted to do this differently and focused on the characters. Mark Wahlberg portrays Williams, who also served as a consultant to the production.
When is Deepwater Horizon on TV?
The dramatic disaster film is playing on Sunday, January 28th at 10:35 p.m. on Sat.1. Unfortunately, the channel doesn’t show a repeat, but you can stream Deepwater Horizon on Joyn and Amazon Prime, among others.
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