Chilean miners' survival story sold for film rights
The 33 miners trapped for more than two months in Chile have sold the film rights to their story to producer Mike Medavoy. The project aims to bring their dramatic ordeal to the big screen.
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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 2011
Page
1
The 33 miners trapped for more than two months in Chile have sold the film rights to their story to producer Mike Medavoy. The project aims to bring their dramatic ordeal to the big screen.
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