“It’s not easy sharing your man with a fire,” says Marvel Steinbrink (Andie MacDowell), wife of Duane (Jeff Bridges), the local fire chief.ĭuring a recruitment drive, an unlikely candidate appears: Brendan McDonough (Miles Teller). Marsh’s wife, Amanda (Jennifer Connelly), epitomizes the lonely existence of the spouses, constantly anxious for their husbands’ safety. Most are young, newly married, and have children, which injects additional drama and poignancy into the saga.

The diverse bunch includes Chris MacKenzie (Taylor Kitsch), a ladies’ man and prankster, and Clayton Whitted (Scott Haze), a youth minister who keeps his Bible handy. With Jesse Steed (James Badge Dale) as his right-hand man, Marsh has honed them into a well-oiled firefighting machine.

In Prescott, Arizona, Eric Marsh (Josh Brolin) has dreamed for years of earning hotshot status for his 20-member crew.

Only the country’s top wildland firefighters earn the designation “hotshots.” These squads, the Navy SEALS of firefighting, are deployed across the country, wherever the need is most extreme. Given more recent fire calamities, their striking example of heroism, brotherhood and self-sacrifice is both timely and inspiring. In 2013, the Granite Mountain Hotshots-as the group was known-risked their lives and raced into a raging inferno to save a neighboring town from destruction. NEW YORK (CNS)-The heartbreaking true story of an elite Arizona firefighting team comes to the big screen in “Only the Brave” (Columbia).

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