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.
Acting
Shane Jacobson and Lachy Hulme's chemistry carries the entire film.
Production
The cramped set design makes you feel every suffocating moment.
Director
Glendyn Ivin
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
Fiona Harris
Toni Griffith
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Brant Webb and Todd Russell visited set and gave Jacobson and Hulme personal coaching on their exact positions in the cage.
The Beaconsfield rescue became a defining moment for Australian 'larrikin' mythology—two working-class blokes joking through hell while the nation held its breath.
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