The Rescue

Name: The Rescue
Genre: Drama, Documentary
Released: October 8, 2021
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 84

2021

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Greenwich Entertainment | Release Date: October 8, 2021 | PG

Summary: The Rescue chronicles 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.

Director: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin

Genre(s): Drama, Documentary

Rating: PG

Runtime: 107 min

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Michael O'Sullivan

Oct 12, 2021

The Rescue isn’t just a movie about cave divers, or a recap of a well-reported humanitarian operation. It’s ultimately a film about the triumph of altruism, ingenuity and perseverance in the face of almost impossible odds, by the very people you might initially have dismissed as not up to the task. Read full review

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Tomris Laffly

Sep 6, 2021

A stunning documentary of bone-deep moral resonance and cinematic mastery that deserves to be experienced on the big screen. Read full review

Joe Morgenstern

Oct 8, 2021

The stuff of heroism is always mysterious. In this case it’s also marvelously strange. Read full review

Slashfilm Chris Evangelista

Sep 14, 2021

The Rescue is an edge-of-your-seat experience. Vasarhelyi and Chin shoot this thing like a thriller, combining both actual footage shot during the rescue with recreations featuring the actual divers, blending all this footage together seamlessly to create a wholly cinematic experience. Read full review

Jessica Kiang

Oct 7, 2021

The mechanics of the operation boggle the mind, and in presenting them so elegantly, Vasarhelyi and Chin offer more edge-of-your-seat drama than most thrillers — certainly enough to make the Hollywood version in the works from Ron Howard feel surplus to requirements before cameras have even rolled. Read full review

William Bibbiani

Sep 6, 2021

The Rescue is an enthralling documentary, with a real-life story so spectacular you can hardly believe it. That’s why the film’s overwhelming polish sometimes undermines the real-life story it’s trying to tell. Read full review

The Guardian Leslie Felperin

Jan 21, 2022

Not only is the story compelling, but thanks to how much the event captured the interest of the world’s media, there is a lot of archive footage to splice in among the generous wodges of talking-heads narration from the main participants. Read full review

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bertobellamy

Nov 13, 2021

Just when you think humanity is doomed, documentaries like 'The Rescue' give you hope on what can be achieved when everyone cooperates towards a common end.

And what best reward than knowing you saved a life. And that, to me, it's the point of this film: homaging those who risked theirJust when you think humanity is doomed, documentaries like 'The Rescue' give you hope on what can be achieved when everyone cooperates towards a common end.

And what best reward than knowing you saved a life. And that, to me, it's the point of this film: homaging those who risked their lives to accomplish the impossible.

Also, the reenactments here are nearly flawless; you'll have a hard time telling those apart from archival footage.… Expand

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TVJerry

Jan 3, 2022

The world watched for days in 2018, when 12 boys on a soccer team and their coach were trapped deep inside a flooded cave in Northern Thailand. This doc chronicles the determined perseverance and unusual approaches that made the story so compelling. There’s plenty of actual footage, inThe world watched for days in 2018, when 12 boys on a soccer team and their coach were trapped deep inside a flooded cave in Northern Thailand. This doc chronicles the determined perseverance and unusual approaches that made the story so compelling. There’s plenty of actual footage, in addition to staged scenes that allowed the filmmakers to recreate some of the incredible passages. Interestingly, none of the rescued boys or their family were interviewed. Even so, several of the people involved with the undertaking, including the cave divers who ultimately saved the day, lend their personal angle. While there is some emotion when the mission is accomplished, much of the procedure leading up to that is relayed in a rather flat, National Geographic style. Still, it’s a fascinating account.… Expand

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ChanekeCholo

Jan 23, 2022

This type of material makes you see that the development of documentaries is much more interesting to make.
A great example of a virtue that is always born to us as humans in this type of event: Solidarity. But it doesn't feel like it really brings something new to documentaries, anotherThis type of material makes you see that the development of documentaries is much more interesting to make.
A great example of a virtue that is always born to us as humans in this type of event: Solidarity. But it doesn't feel like it really brings something new to documentaries, another very god documentary film from National Geographic.… Expand

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