Nine of the 33 Chilean miners who were trapped for 69 days back in 2010 are suing their lawyers.

The lawsuit comes in time for the release of a movie based upon their harrowing experiences.

According to the BBC, the litigants are accusing their attorneys of cheating them out of funds related to films, TV shows, and books based on their story of survival.

According to the miners, attorneys Remberto Rodrigo Valdes and Fernando Garcia misled the entire group, leading them to believe that they would be able to manage their own company. In the end, they say, the miners were denied money that was rightfully theirs.

Luis Urzua, the shift leader who was on duty when the rocks fell in, likened their first day in court to being rescued for a second time. Urzua explained that the contracts the crew signed did not turn out to be what the lawyers claimed they would be. He described how out of the $150m that was paid to their company, only 17 percent was actually received.

With the case being heard, Urzua believes that soon the remaining 24 miners will join the suit. "Now they'll see that we're not acting on a whim," he said.

Not all the miners are likely to get on board with Urzua’s claim.

One of the 33 miners, Mario Sepulveda, who was portrayed by Antonio Banderas in the recent film adaptation "The 33," feels that the plaintiffs are being coaxed into a lawsuit by people who have not properly read the signed contracts.

On other news, NBC reports, conditions on the set of “The 33” were an ordeal for the actors.

Banderas, who met with Sepulveda as part of his research for his role, called the shooting conditions tough. "It was kind of miserable,” said Banderas. “We were shooting in real mines in Colombia. It was very good for the movie, very bad for us.”