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The synopsis: 127 Hours is the true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save him after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah. Over the next five days Ralston examines his life and survives the elements to finally discover he has the courage and the wherewithal to extricate himself by any means necessary, scale a 65 foot wall and hike over eight miles before he is finally rescued. Throughout his journey, Ralston recalls friends, lovers, family, and the two hikers he met before his accident. Will they be the last two people he ever had the chance to meet?
The genre of the film is Adventure/Drama/Thriller. The target audience for this film is people that are interested in Thrillers and Adventures (the genre). Also people that have enjoyed other films made from the same director, for example Slum dog Millionaire. The director of this film is Danny Boyle. He created films such as; Train spotting, Shallow Grave, Sunshine.
The estimated Budget for this film: $18,000,000. The opening weekend of the film (on the 7th November 2010) made $264,851 (USA, 4 Screens). By the 6th February 2011 the film made $15,679,195. The companies that made the film are: Cloud Eight Films, Film4 (presents), Everest Entertainment, Darlow Smithson Productions, Dune Entertainment III, HandMade Films (as HandMade Films International) (in association with) (uncredited), Pathé.
This film was filmed in Utah America. The main actors who are 127 HOURS are James Franco, Amber Tamblyn and Kate Mara. James Franco is mostly famous for starring in the Spiderman Trilogy he also appeared in a short-lived television series called Freaks and Geeks. The studio that distributed the film was 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight. The film was released in the USA on the 5th November 2010, then in the UK on the 7th January 2011, and from the 28th January 2011 it was released worldwide. The film is from Britain.
The festivals that the film took place in was: Telluride Film Festival (USA), Toronto International Film Festival (Canada), Mill Valley Film Festival (USA), Austin Film Festival (USA), London Film Festival (UK), Denver International Film Festival (USA), Turin Film Festival (Italy), Thessaloniki International Film Festival (Greece), Dubai International Film Festival (United Arab Emirates).
The film was nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 55 nominations
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