PatriotsDay is a 2016 American action thriller film based on the Boston Marathon bombings in 2013 and the subsequent terrorist manhunt. Directed by PeterBerg and written by Berg, Matt Cook, and Joshua Zetumer... Director PeterBerg reunites with Mark Wahlberg for their third non-fiction film PatriotsDay, a cinematic re-telling of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the police investigation which ensued. PeterBerg’s newest film, the eponymous Patriot’s Day, effectively embraces this sense of unity and elation; it also captures the violence and devastation of this day back in 2013, when two bombs exploded at the finish line. Director PeterBerg reveals his inspiration for making both Deepwater Horizon and PatriotsDay, what surprised him about the story, casting Kurt Russell, and more. PatriotsDay” is a docudrama depicting the events that occurred in Boston at the running of its world famous marathon on . The film was directed by PeterBerg who co-wrote the screenplay with Matt Cook and Joshua Zimmer. Read more: 'PatriotsDay': Film Review | AFI Fest 2016. Explains producer Hutch Parker, "It was important to Mark, as a son of Boston, to be unimpeachably accurate." Parker says the script was never officially locked down, instead Wahlberg and director PeterBerg changed the story... PatriotsDay, an absorbing and detail-rich account of the terrorist bombing of the 2013 Boston Marathon and the four-day manhunt that followed, marks the third time in three years that director PeterBerg and star Mark Wahlberg have collaborated to dramatize recent history. PeterBerg, the director, gives America the third film in his emotional trilogy.Well, "Patriot's Day" definitely did. I would be lying if I said that I didn't tear up twice during the screening. From the director and the shots, all the way to the actors and their dialogue, "Patriot's Day" is a 9 out of 10. Director PeterBerg and star Mark Wahlberg discuss why they were compelled to make PatriotsDay, and how the film still relates to issues in society today. Peter reminisces about his experience visiting Boston and meeting some of the people affected by the bombing. It's a point not lost on the scriptwriters of "Patriot's Day", the new film by PeterBerg ("Deepwater Horizon").It is directed by PeterBerg and starring Boston native Mark Wahlberg.
