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The Rescue

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  • 1h 47m
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The Rescue (2021)
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A chronicle of the enthralling, against-all-odds story that transfixed the world in 2018: the daring rescue of twelve boys and their coach from deep inside a flooded cave in Northern Thailan... Read allA chronicle of the enthralling, against-all-odds story that transfixed the world in 2018: the daring rescue of twelve boys and their coach from deep inside a flooded cave in Northern Thailand.A chronicle of the enthralling, against-all-odds story that transfixed the world in 2018: the daring rescue of twelve boys and their coach from deep inside a flooded cave in Northern Thailand.
IMDb RATING
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17K
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POPULARITY
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    • Jimmy Chin
    • Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
  • Stars
    • Bancha Duriyapunt
    • Apakorn Youkongkaew
    • Anan Surawan
    • Jimmy Chin
    • Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
  • Stars
    • Bancha Duriyapunt
    • Apakorn Youkongkaew
    • Anan Surawan
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 113User reviews
    • 58Critic reviews
    • 84Metascore
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award

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    Bancha Duriyapunt
    Bancha Duriyapunt
    • Self - Royal Thai Army
    • (as Lt. Gen. Bancha Duriyapunt)
    Apakorn Youkongkaew
    Apakorn Youkongkaew
    • Self - Royal Thai Navy
    • (as RAdm. Apakorn Youkongkaew)
    • …
    Anan Surawan
    Anan Surawan
    • Self - Royal Thai Navy
    • (as Cast. Anna Surawan)
    Woranan Ratrawiphukkun
    Woranan Ratrawiphukkun
    • Self - Local Volunteer
    • (as 'Tik' Woranan)
    • …
    Vern Unsworth
    Vern Unsworth
    • Self - Financial Consultant…
    Weerasak Kowsurat
    Weerasak Kowsurat
    • Self - Minister of Sports and Tourism
    Rick Stanton
    Rick Stanton
    • Self - Retired Fireman…
    John Volanthen
    John Volanthen
    • Self - IT Consultant…
    Connor Roe
    Connor Roe
    • Self - Cave Diver…
    Richard Harris
    Richard Harris
    • Self - Cave Diver…
    Siriporn Bangnoen
    Siriporn Bangnoen
    • Self - Nurse
    • (as Amp Bangnoen)
    Ruengrit Changkwanyuen
    Ruengrit Changkwanyuen
    • Self - Dive Specialist…
    Suratin Chaichoomphu
    Suratin Chaichoomphu
    • Self - Thai Groundwater Association
    • (as Surathin Chaichoomphu)
    Ben Svasti Thomson
    Ben Svasti Thomson
    • Self - Honorary British Consul
    Saman Gunan
    Saman Gunan
    • Self - Retired Thai Navy SEAL
    • (as P.O. Saman Gunan)
    Waleeporn Gunan
    Waleeporn Gunan
    • Self - Saman's Wife
    Derek Anderson
    Derek Anderson
    • Self - US Air Force Pararescue
    • (as MSgt. Derek Anderson)
    Josh Bratchley
    Josh Bratchley
    • Self - Meteorologist…
      • Jimmy Chin
      • Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
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      Some scenes were reenacted by the actual participants.
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      Alternate-language version of Thirteen Lives (2022)
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    User reviews113

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    9/10
    Reminiscent of Touching the Void
    If this were fiction, it would be written off as a manipulative, corny, & narratively ridiculous argument for the power of the human spirit. As a documentary, it's an inspiring, assured, laser-focused, & terrifyingly heart-dropping disaster-adventure-drama, proof that sometimes the truth of a story can be a significant part of its appeal. Told through original footage, incredible talking head interviews, & Touching-the-Void-level reenactments, it's among the most thrilling films of 2021.
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    • Dec 22, 2021

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    • Release date
      • October 8, 2021 (United States)
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      • United States
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      • Thai
      • English
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      • Thailand
    • Production companies
      • National Geographic Documentary Films
      • Ventureland
      • Storyteller Productions
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    • 1 hour 47 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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