Thirteen Lives
2022
****
Director: Ron Howard
Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, Joel Edgerton, Tom Bateman, Paul Gleeson, Pattrakorn Tungsupakul, Sukollawat Kanarot, Teeradon Supapunpinyo, Sahajak Boonthanakit, Vithaya Pansringarm
In June, 2018, twelve boys and their football coach were trapped in the Tham Luang cave in Thailand, when the monsoon rain suddenly flooded the cave. While volunteers attempt to redirect the water masses away from the mountain above, a group of international rescue divers and Thai authorities orchestrate a daring salvage operation. Ron Howard's long but nailbiting no-nonsense thriller is based on these real events. William Nicholson's script streamlines the action and manages to keep the complicated operation clear and comprehensible at all times.
