Patriots day, a film about the 20 boston marathon bombing, directed by peter berg and starring mark wahlberg, a beantown son, as a police officer. Directed by peter berg and written by berg, matt cook, and joshua zetumer, the film is based on the book boston strong by casey sherman and dave wedge. Patriots day loves its imaginary hero tommy, arguably more than the community it wants to embolden. An account of the boston marathon bombing, patriots day is the powerful story of a communitys courage in the face of adversity. Patriots day film crew creating hollywood magic in peabody. Patriots day filming locations in the boston area curbed boston. The new patriots day movie recounts the boston marathon bombing in april 20 and the successful hunt for the terrorists behind it cast and crew, including director peter berg and stars mark.
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Simmons, john goodman, kevin bacon, and michelle monaghan. Check out the list below to view the filming locations of some of your favorite movies filmed. Peabody, ma patriots day is monday, april 16 here in massachusetts. Dec 15, 2016 an account of the boston marathon bombing, patriots day is the powerful story of a communitys courage in the face of adversity. Patriots day film a story of love and courage catholicmom. An account of the events surrounding the boston marathon bombing, the tensionpacked dramatic thriller chronicles in detail one of the most sophisticated and wellcoordinated manhunts in law enforcement history. Simmons has signed on to play watertown police sgt. It stars mark wahlberg, kevin bacon, john goodman, j. In the aftermath of an unspeakable act of terror, police sergeant. Showing all 18 filming locations boston, massachusetts, usa.
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