The Rescue (2021)

Directed by

Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

Genre

documentary, drama

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

PG

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 272 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary covers the 2018 rescue of a youth soccer team trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand. It follows the divers and volunteers who worked together to bring the boys and their coach out safely.

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What happens

The Rescue is a 2021 documentary film directed and produced by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin. It follows the Tham Luang cave rescue, a 2018 mission that saved a junior association football team from an underwater cave. The film had its world premiere at the 48th Telluride Film Festival on September 2, 2021, and was theatrically released in the United States on October 8, 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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