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The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari

2022 97 min English PG-13
Wubly rating 7.3 IMDb rating 7.4

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.

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Rory Kennedy Director · Mark Bailey Writer

United States release December 16, 2022 · Produced in New Zealand, United States · Production Appian Way, Moxie Films

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Imagine Documentaries

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Appian Way

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Moxie Films

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Imagine Entertainment

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Netflix Studios

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New Zealand · United States

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White Island

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English

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English

Release dates

United States · November 3, 2022

Premiere · AFI Fest

United States · December 16, 2022

Digital · Netflix

United States

November 11, 2022 · Premiere · DOC NYC

Brazil

December 16, 2022 · Digital · Netflix

France

December 16, 2022 · Digital · Netflix

Greece

December 16, 2022 · Digital · Netflix

Poland

December 16, 2022 · Digital

Romania

December 16, 2022 · Digital

Singapore

December 16, 2022 · Digital · Netflix

United Kingdom

December 16, 2022 · Digital · Netflix

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