Two miles into the earth, nine Appalachian miners struggle to survive after a methane explosion leaves them with one hour of oxygen.
Practical Effects
Real mine location, not sets — you can taste the dust
Acting
Terry Serpico's exhausted patriarch hits bone-deep
Director
Eddie Mensore
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Eddie Mensore grew up in West Virginia coal country; his father and grandfather were miners. The film was shot in an active mine during off-hours.
Released months before the 2019 Harlan County, Kentucky mine blockade, the film accidentally became prescient about ongoing labor exploitation in Appalachia.
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