Pike River

Nov 21, 2016

★ 0.0

Overview

On the 19th of November 2010, the Pike River mine exploded with 31 men trapped inside. In the immediate confusion that followed no one knew what had happened. Within hours two men would manage a heroic escape but 29 remained unaccounted for. Over five days the men’s families and loved ones waited, hoping they would come out alive. Then two further explosions sealed the men’s fate. However, the fuse that would eventually snuff out so many lives was lit decades before. Set in the drama of the five days between the three explosions, Pike River reveals the tragic back story of the mine where pressure for profits would eventually contribute to the deaths of 29 men. Featuring interviews with the Pike River families and scripted drama to depict key events.

Genres

Drama

Documentary

Production Companies

Screentime

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Cast

Rick Rowdy

Bruce Allpress

Daniel Rockhouse

Jack Barry

Russell Smith

Nick Bell-Booth

Tony Radford

Colin Francis

Gordon Ward

Adam Gardiner

Leeza Verhoeven

Jacqui Gilbert

Malcolm Campbell

Jimmy Hazelwood

Conrad Adams

Levi Holley

Dan Duggan

Xavier Horan

Steve Rose

Mark Mitchinson

Peter Whittall

Roy Billing

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