14 Hours (2005 film)
- JoBeth Williams: Jeanette Makins
- Kris Kristofferson: Chuck Worthle
- Kirsten Robek: Lily
- Kim Roberts: Helen
- Karin Konoval: Dr. Estrada
- Simone Bailly: Phoebe
- Vincent Gale: Finnegan
- Katie Stuart: Ronnie
- Nancy Sivak: Cynthia
14 Hours is produced for television American disaster film directed by Gregg Champion in 2005. The film is based on true events and describes the natural disaster when Hurricane " Allison " in the city of Houston and the surrounding area in June 2001 within 14 hours devastating damage caused.
Action
The film opens on 8 June 2001 at 11:52 clock. The devastating hurricane " Allison " weakens in the city of Houston and the surrounding area supposedly from. He has caused enormous floods, which have the life in the city to a virtual standstill. The Memorial Hermann Hospital, the operation proceeds as each day more. Severely injured, young babies, transplant and burn patients are treated as usual.
But Hurricane " Allison " suddenly changes direction and comes back to Houston. Tons of rain are within the next 14 hours for catastrophic conditions. A nurse noticed in the basement of the hospital water, which is constantly increasing. Vital blood supplies are quickly brought to safety. During an operation, the power goes out, but it can be continued thanks to the Notstromes now. However, the protective walls of the generators do not offer sufficient protection, so that the hospital chief ordering the complete shutdown.
Without electricity, many lives are at risk who need urgent medical care. Nurses and doctors are doing their best, but ultimately the only possibility of an evacuation order to obtain the patient alive. Chuck Worthle, chief of civil protection, but can not help right now, because there is no more emergency personnel are unavailable.
It begins a race against time. But with Worthles support succeeds, without prejudice to evacuate by helicopter and ambulance patients in surrounding hospitals.
Criticism
" Implausible catastrophe scenario constructed in conjunction with relevant hospital series as ( television ) Quick shot that links itself to real environmental disasters. "
" There are perhaps worse disaster movies as" 14 Hours ". But there is certainly much better. Errors in production mate with artisanal weaknesses and a mediocre script into an overall picture that you do not want to look at twice for sure. "