Rosie Perez was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Carla Rodrigo . The film was also entered into the 44th Berlin International Film Festival . Jeff Bridges ' role as Max Klein is widely regarded as one of the best performances of his career . The film 's soundtrack features part of the first movement of Henryk Górecki 's Symphony No. 3 , subtitled '' Symphony of Sorrowful Songs '' . The film 's screenwriter was inspired to write the script after he was in a car accident . Yglesias began writing the story after reading about United Airlines Flight 232 , that crashed in Sioux City , Iowa in 1989
44th Berlin International Film Festival
44th Berlin International Film Festival
Fearless (1993 film)