James Franco admitted nobody believed in “ 127 Hours .” The film, directed by Danny Boyle, is a biographical drama about Aron Ralston , who became trapped by a boulder in a Utah canyon.

“Danny wanted to make it but nobody else on his team did. Everyone said it would be a disaster,” he said at Italy’s Torino Film Festival where he also received the Stella della Mole award.

“Then they realized the real guy had his own video camera with him – he was talking to it. That opened up another way of telling the story. He wasn’t just sitting there quietly. He could externalize his inner thoughts.”

Desperate to escape, Ralston ultimately made the shocking decision to amputate his own arm.

“Just to state the obvious, but normally, when you’re making a movie, you have multiple characters. Bu

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