The Rescue
“Courage runs deep.”
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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38 people
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi Director · Jimmy Chin Director Wes Tooke Screenplay
Worldwide gross $947K · United States release October 8, 2021 · Produced in United Kingdom, United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$946,634
Production
Cavalry Media
Production
Little Monster Films
Production
National Geographic
Production
Ventureland
Production · Studio
Storyteller Productions
Production
Passion Pictures
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Michael De Luca Productions
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National Geographic Documentary Films
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Storyteller
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United Kingdom · United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Thai
Release dates
United States · September 2, 2021
Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
United States · October 8, 2021
Theatrical
United States · December 3, 2021
Digital · Disney+
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