Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7

Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7

A fight for survival in the jungles of Mexico...

PG 1993 · 87 min · ★ 6.1 · Drama, Adventure, TV Movie

Student nurses join some doctors to work in a medical station a few hours flying-time from the Mexican town of Catamaco. One of their planes goes down due to an engine malfunction and crashes in the rain forest. This is the story of the attempts to save the lives of the passengers (both nurses and doctors).

Directed by Larry Shaw · Written by Andrew Laskos

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