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The Rescue

The Rescue

Courage runs deep.

20218.01h 47m

Overview

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.

Directed by Jimmy Chin
Written by Wes Tooke
Produced by Jimmy Chin, Bob Eisenhardt, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Box Office0Revenue: $947K

Top Cast

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Jim Warny

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Thanet Natisri

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John Volanthen

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Derek Anderson

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Rick Stanton

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Mikko Paasi

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Richard Harris

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Josh Morris

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Mitch Torrel

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Craig Challen

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Themes & Keywords

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About The Rescue

The Rescue is a documentary, drama film released in 2021 exploring themes of rescue, cave, natural disaster, monsoon, thailand, flooding. Directed by Jimmy Chin, it stars Jim Warny, Thanet Natisri, John Volanthen. 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.

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