The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
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 Dallas Brennan Rexer Writer
United States release December 16, 2022 · Produced in New Zealand, United States · Production Appian Way, Moxie Films
Production
Imagine Documentaries
Production
Appian Way
Production
Moxie Films
Production
Imagine Entertainment
Production
Netflix Studios
Studio
New Zealand · United States
Produced in
White Island
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
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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