Mine (2016 film)

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Mine
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Italian theatrical release poster
Directed by
  • Fabio Guaglione
  • Fabio Resinaro
Screenplay by
  • Fabio Guaglione
  • Fabio Resinaro
Produced by
Starring
CinematographySergi Vilanova
Edited by
  • Matteo Santi
  • Fabio Guaglione
  • Filippo Mauro Boni
Music by
  • Luca Balboni
  • Andrea Bonini
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • October 6, 2016 (2016-10-06)(Italy)
  • December 30, 2016 (2016-12-30)(Spain)
  • April 7, 2017 (2017-04-07)(United States)
Running time
106 minutes [2]
Countries
  • Italy
  • United States
  • Spain
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.7 million [3]

Mine is a 2016 psychological thriller war film written and directed by Fabio Guaglione and Fabio Resinaro, in their feature film directorial debuts. It stars Armie Hammer as a United States Marine who is walking on an unmapped minefield during a botched mission when one fateful step makes his heart sink as he hears a click underfoot and tries to remain still until help arrives. The film was released in the United States on April 7, 2017.

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Plot

In North Africa, US Marine sniper Mike Stevens and his spotter Tommy Madison are on a secret mission to assassinate a dangerous terrorist leader attending a Bedouin wedding. Mike botches the assassination attempt, hesitating when the target's son steps in the way. Due to a glare off the sniper scope, Mike and Tommy are discovered by the enemy and attacked. However, a sandstorm forces the enemy to retreat, leaving Mike and Tommy behind. Seeking an immediate evacuation, the two are instructed to find their way to a village where they can be picked up once the sandstorm stops.

However, en route to the village, Tommy steps with a click sound on a land mine which blows off his legs. Moments later, Mike steps with a click sound too, but realizes he has done so and avoids stepping off. Tommy, hoping to prevent Mike from giving him medical attention (and thereby injuring himself), kills himself with his pistol.

Now alone, Mike contacts his superior via transmitter, who tells him that he will have to hold out for a few days before he can be rescued. Exposed to the harsh environment of the desert, he battles both the psychological and physical tolls of the treacherous situation he is trapped in, recalling memories or imagining appearances of Tommy, his girlfriend, his parents, and moments from when he was a young boy.

Mike is visited several times by a Berber, who long ago lost one of his legs as well as his only daughter to a land mine he had intended to take and sell to enemy soldiers. The Berber, who speaks some English, urges Mike to step off and move forward with life. He insists that Mike is a lucky man, after surviving a night attack by desert dogs while simultaneously managing to keep his foot still on the same place.

Mike is later attacked by enemy insurgents, who had traced him to his current location, but is able to fight them off. Mike then reluctantly decides to accept the Berber's advice, having grown weary of his predicament. He steps off, only for the underfoot not to explode. He digs and discovers that what he had assumed to be an explosive was actually just a tin can with a little toy soldier inside of it. He sets off a flare and is finally rescued. Back in the United States, he reunites with his girlfriend, to whom he finally proposes.

Cast

Production

In 2012, Fabio Guaglione and Fabio Resinaro pitched to Peter Safran the scriptment for Mine. [4]

Armie Hammer joined the cast of the film on April 30, 2014. [5] Guaglione was at first against Hammer's casting, because of his previous "charming" roles and once said to producer Peter Safran that "if [Armie Hammer] stars, the movie's dead". [4] However, Safran convinced him by telling him of Hammer's collaborations with famous directors such as David Fincher, Clint Eastwood, and Guy Ritchie, and organizing a meeting with the actor. [4] For the role of US Marine Tommy Madison, Guaglione and Resinaro considered over 50 American actors, including Rami Malek, Adam Brody and Chris Zylka, before choosing British actor Tom Cullen. [6]

The movie was shot in Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands. [6] The directors dedicated the film in memory of their location manager, Nikolai Semjevski (1975 - 2015).

Release

Mine was released in Italy on 6 October 2016 by Eagle Pictures. [7] It was released on April 7, 2017 in the United States by Well Go USA Entertainment, [8] and in United Kingdom by Universal Pictures. [9]

Critical response

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 17% based on 30 reviews, and an average rating of 3.99/10. Its critics consensus reads, "Exhausting when it should be thrilling, Mine squanders a committed performance by Armie Hammer with slack suspense and unfocused storytelling." [10] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 40 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [11]

In Europe, the film received more positive reviews. According to aggregator Mymovies.it, Mine was rated 3.20 stars out of 5. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Film #69406: Mine". Lumiere . Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Mine (15)". British Board of Film Classification . Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Mine (2016) - Financial Information". The Numbers.
  4. 1 2 3 Alò, Francesco (November 6, 2016). "EXCL – Fabio Guaglione e Fabio Resinaro a ruota libera su Mine, Hollywood e il futuro!" [EXCLUSIVE: Fabio Guaglione and Fabio Resinaro speak of the cuff about Mine, Hollywood, and the future!]. Badtaste.it (in Italian). Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  5. ↑ Kroll, Justin (April 30, 2014). "Armie Hammer to Star in Mine From Conjuring Producer (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  6. 1 2 Bedeschi, Andrea (March 10, 2017). "EXCL – Fabio Guaglione e Fabio Resinaro su Mine, i prossimi progetti, i cinecomic e Lost!" [EXCLUSIVE: Fabio Guaglione and Fabio Resinaro talk about Mine, upcoming projects, cinecomics, and Lost!]. Badtaste.it (in Italian). Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  7. ↑ Papaleo, Marco Lucio (July 5, 2016). "MINE: VI PRESENTIAMO IN ESCLUSIVA IL TRAILER DEL NUOVO FILM CON ARMIE HAMMER" [Mine: We exclusively show to you the first trailer of the upcoming movie starring Armie Hammer]. Everyeye.it (in Italian). Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  8. ↑ McNary, Dave (July 7, 2016). "Armie Hammer's Military Thriller Mine Bought by Well Go USA". Variety. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  9. ↑ Bedeschi, Andrea (February 18, 2017). "Mine: il trailer e la locandina americani, il film sarà distribuito da Universal in UK!" [The American trailer and poster for Mine, it will be distributed in UK by Universal Studios!]. Badtaste.it (in Italian). Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Mine (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Mine Reviews". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  12. ↑ MYmovies.it. "Mine". MYmovies.it.
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