The Academy Award-winning directors of Free Solo tell the intense story of the 2018 Thai cave rescue, one that saw...
The Academy Award-winning directors of Free Solo tell the intense story of the 2018 Thai cave rescue, one that saw a school boys soccer team and their coach trapped in a flooded cave system.
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This astonishing against-the-odds film tells the story of the 2018 Thai cave rescue step by agonising step with airtight precision that leaves no room to breathe (in more ways than one).
95 %104 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
99 %98 reviewsAudience score rating
"Chin and Vasarhelyi shape an overwhelming story into something more intimate and to-the-heart devastating."
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The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail"An accessible tale of disparate nations and individuals uniting behind a common, noble goal."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Like all good documentaries, The Rescue finds the story beneath the surface of a story we thought we knew."
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Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal"Very slick, very thorough."
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NPR
NPR"The Rescue is not so much a film as it is a record."
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Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair"As with Chin and Vasarhelyi’s previous films, ignore any instinct you may have to pass up this movie because it sounds too hyper-specific: an activity you’re not really that interested in, and a story whose ending you’ve already heard."
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The Washington Post
The Washington Post"Gripping..."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Easily one of the best documentaries of the year."
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Associated Press
Associated Press"The film-makers somehow manage to wring nerve-jangling tension from a foregone conclusion."
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The Times
The Times"This has all the drama and tension of a thriller..."
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Stuff
Stuff"It unfolds with stunning precision, letting the people who were there tell the story, and never softening their unique personalities."
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RogerEbert.com
RogerEbert.com"A harrowing, captivating, wonderful documentary that perhaps surpasses "Free Solo," at least in terms of emotion."
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Slash Film
Slash FilmThe Rescue (2021) | Details
Award winner- People's Choice Award winner (Documentary) at Toronto Film Festival 2021.
- Rating
- 12A, moderate threat, bleeped strong language
- Runtime
- 107
- Genre
- Documentary
- Country of origin
- USA
