Beaconsfield

Beaconsfield

We knew one thing... we were in it together.

2012 · 111 min · ★ 6.8 · Drama, TV Movie

On Anzac Day 2006 the Beaconsfield mine collapsed, trapping Russell, Webb and fellow miner Larry Knight one kilometre underground. When it was revealed that two of the men were alive, Australia prayed and the world waited in hope that the miners would make it out alive. But the rescue was far more complex than anyone ever imagined. Beaconsfield recounts this riveting story of mental and physical fortitude and two very different men who were trapped together for 14 days under rubble in a cramped, pitch-black metal basket no bigger than a dog kennel.

Directed by Glendyn Ivin · Written by Judi McCrossin

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Shane Jacobson Brant Webb
Lachy Hulme Todd Russell
Cameron Daddo Matthew Gill
Anthony Hayes Pat Ball
Michala Banas Carolyn Russell
Sacha Horler Rachel Webb
Angus Sampson Brett 'Cress' Cresswell
Syd Brisbane Gavin 'Cheesy' Cheesman
Simon Lyndon Larry Knight
Richard Davies Daniel Piscioneri
Oscar Redding Rex Johnson
Steve Vizard Richard Carleton

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