The film, which tells the impressive true story of the 16 survivors of the tragedy in the Andes, continues in the #1 position of the Top 10 global non-English speaking films in Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Mexico and Spain.
If you are part of the audience that saw this film and was fascinated by this film based on a real case of survival, we leave you five films that can be found streaming that you cannot miss.
The impossible
Also directed by JA Bayona and based on a true story, the film takes place in December 2004. María, Henry and their three young children fly from Japan to Thailand to spend the Christmas holidays on the beach. One morning, while everyone is at the resort pool on the seashore, a tremendous tsunami destroys the hotel and much of the Southeast Asian coast. This disaster changed the lives of millions of people forever. This is just the story of one family. The film stars Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Tom Holland, Samuel Joslin and Oaklee Pendergas.
Available on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video.
127 hours
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Based on the true story of Aron Ralston, an intrepid American mountaineer and climber who became famous because in May 2003, during a climb through the untraveled canyons of Utah, he suffered a fall and was trapped inside a deep crevasse. After several days immobilized and unable to find an alternative solution, he had to make a dramatic decision. Directed by Danny Boylethe film stars James Franco.
Available on Star+.
The perfect Storm
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The film, based on a true story, tells the story of a swordfish fishing boat in the town of Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA in the 1990s. The Andrea Gail is a fishing boat captained by Billy Tyne, a veteran fisherman whose last outings have resulted in very poor catches. Looking for a stroke of luck to change this bad streak, he enters the Flemish Cap, a place beyond the areas frequented by fishermen. What he doesn’t know is that the most terrifying and destructive storm imaginable is approaching the area where she works. Directed by Wolfgang Petersenstars George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, William Fichtner, John C. Reilly, Diane Lane, Karen Allen and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio.
Available on HBO Max and Amazon Prime Video.
Captain Phillips
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It is based on the hijacking of the Mærsk Alabama and the book “A captain’s duty” (The Duty of a Captain), written by Stephan Talty and for the captain Richard Phillips, who in 2009 was taken hostage by Somali pirates (the first U.S. ship capture in 200 years) while steering the cargo ship MV Maersk Alabama through the Indian Ocean. It was directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Tom Hanks.
Available on HBO Max and Claro Video.
thirteen lives
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Based on a true story, “Thirteen Lives” is the story of the rescue of a soccer team from the Tham Luang cave in Thailand after being trapped by torrential rains and dangerous floods. Directed by Ron Howard and written by William Nicholson. The film stars Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, Joel Edgerton and Tom Bateman.
Available on Amazon Prime Video.
Source: Ambito
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