‘The 33’ stars: Fact-based drama is ‘an affirmation of life’

'The 33' stars: Fact-based drama is 'an affirmation of life'

TODAY's Natalie Morales was on the scene five years ago as the plight of 33 Chilean miners trapped underground for 69 days gripped the world. Now she sits down the stars of "The 33," the new film dramatizing the incident: Antonio Banderas, Lou Diamond Phillips, Juliette Binoche and Rodrigo Santoro. Phillips calls the film "an affirmation of life," and Binoche says that despite the often grueling filming conditions, the cast "had a great time together."

Nov. 9, 2015, 2:51 PM UTC / Source: TODAY

TODAY’s Natalie Morales was on the scene five years ago as the plight of 33 Chilean miners trapped underground for 69 days gripped the world. Now she sits down the stars of “The 33,” the new film dramatizing the incident: Antonio Banderas, Lou Diamond Phillips, Juliette Binoche and Rodrigo Santoro. Phillips calls the film “an affirmation of life,” and Binoche says that despite the often grueling filming conditions, the cast “had a great time together.”