23,000 Lives (2026)
- Original title
- 23 000 Leben
- Directed by
- Markus Goller
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 5.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This film is about the crew of the rescue ship Iuventa who save over 23,000 people in the Mediterranean Sea. It shows their missions and the legal trouble they face from Italian authorities.
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What happens
23,000 Lives (German: 23.000 Leben) is a German film drama directed by Markus Goller, released worldwide on Netflix on 17 July 2026. The film tells the story of the search-and-rescue ship Iuventa, which operated in the central Mediterranean Sea in 2016 and 2017 before being seized by Italian authorities. According to Jugend Rettet, the Iuventa crew took part in the rescue of more than 23,000 people over 16 missions. This is the origin of the film's title. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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