Heroes' Mountain is a 2002 Australian TV film about Stuart Diver, survivor of the 1997 Thredbo landslide, and the team that rescued him.
Plot
Stuart Diver, the only survivor of the Thredbo landslide, is trapped in the rubble of a building. A rescue team led by Paul Featherstone free him.
Cast
Craig McLachlan - Stuart Diver
Tom Long - Paul Featherstone
Anthony Hayes - Woody
Jodie Dry - Sally Diver
Simon Burke - Euan Diver
Joe Manning - Dave Brodie
Nadine Garner - Federal Policewoman
Andy Anderson - Peter Forbutt
Andrew McFarlane - Mike Sodergren
Tony Barry - Steve Diver
Penne Hackforth-Jones - Annette Diver
John Gregg - Andrew Donald
Tina Bursill - Margy Donald
Tiriel Mora - Mark Powderly
Production
Heroes' Mountain was based on Diver's book Survival. Filming began in August 2001 Filming took place in Thredbo, a Sydney quarry and a studio in Sydney.
Reception
Heroes' Mountain done well in the ratings with 219,503 viewers and it was the ninth highest rated movie of the year.
Matt Buchanan of the Sydney Morning Herald gave it a positive review stating "Much of the considerable success of Heroes' Mountain lies in Andrikidis's and screenwriter John Misto's focusing on life and death at Thredbo in 1997." Brian Courtis of the Sun Herald gave it 3 stars and the pick of the week saying "It is nail-biting, disaster-movie material and, with a line-up of some of Australia's more prominent actors in the heroic roles, that is the way it is treated."
Awards
2002 AFI Awards
Best Mini-Series or Telefeature - nominated
Best Actor in a Supporting or Guest Role in a Television Drama - Tom Long - nominated