Event

Movie: Deepwater Horizon

Friday, May 12, 2017
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Petty Auditorium

In 2010, Deepwater Horizon was the largest oil exploration operation in the Gulf of Mexico. How did it become the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history? Mark Wahlberg stars in this drama.

In April 2010, Deepwater Horizon was the largest oil exploration operation in the Gulf of Mexico. Frustrated with the progress of drilling, visiting British Petroleum oil executives omit required site inspections and tests, leading to one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history. Mark Wahlberg stars as chief electrical engineer Mike Williams in this dramatization of the events leading up to and immediately after the explosion.

Released 2016 - 107 minutes - Rated PG-13 - Drama