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The Rescue
Documentary · 2021
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.
The sides of The Rescue
- Twelve boys and their coach trapped in a flooded cave
- British cave divers called to Thailand
- Children sedated to be carried out underwater
The Rescue is good for you if…
- you like holding your breath through every dive, even knowing the ending.
- you like the real divers telling what they did in their own words.
- you like a rescue plan nobody thought could work.
The Rescue is bad for you if…
- you can't watch parents waiting for days without knowing if their sons are alive.
- you need low stakes tonight, and here thirteen lives hang on every dive.
About: courage · teamwork · risk
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