Only the brave tells the story of the granite mountain hotshots, a highly trained team of wildland firefighters that lost 19 of its 20 members when they became entrapped in the yarnell hill blaze. Mcdonough was portrayed by miles teller Only the brave, originally titled granite mountain and subtitled the true story of the granite mountain hotshots in previews, is a 2017 american biographical drama film directed by joseph kosinski, and written by ken nolan and eric warren singer, based on the gq article no exit by sean flynn
The Heroic True Story Behind 'Only the Brave'
Brendan mcdonough is the sole survivor of the yarnell hill fire, which killed 19 granite mountain hotshot firefighters in 2013.
The story of the granite mountain hotshots came to the silver screen with the release of only the brave in october 2017