Deepwater Horizon

A 2016 American biographical disaster film directed by Peter Berg, based on the real events of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion and subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The film portrays the crew members of the drilling rig, including chief electronics technician Mike Williams (Mark Wahlberg), rig supervisor Jimmy Harrell (Kurt Russell), navigation equipment operator Andrea Fleytas (Gina Rodriguez), drilling technician Caleb Holloway (Dylan O'Brien), and BP's well site leader Donald Vidrine (John Malkovich). The narrative focuses on the events leading up to the disaster and the incident itself, which occurred on April 20, 2010, due to safety protocol violations and management errors, resulting in the deaths of 11 workers and the largest environmental disaster in U.S. history. The film depicts the heroic efforts of the crew members to rescue their colleagues and their struggle for survival under extreme conditions.