Should you watch The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari?
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The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
Documentary · 2022
A close examination of the Whakaari / White Island volcanic eruption of 2019 in which 22 lives were lost, the film viscerally recounts a day when ordinary people were called upon to do extraordinary things, placing this tragic event within the larger context of nature, resilience, and the power of our shared humanity.
The sides of The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
- The 2019 eruption on Whakaari White Island
- Tourists caught on the crater floor
- Pilots and boat crews who went back in
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari is good for you if…
- you want survivors and rescuers telling it in their own words.
- you like following a rescue minute by minute.
- you like stories of ordinary people who refused to leave others behind.
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari is bad for you if…
- you can't watch a film about real deaths and severe burns.
- you want something light for your evening.
About: courage · a natural disaster · grief
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