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[[Royal Thai Navy SEALs]] arrived to search for the missing boys led by Captain Arnont, but find the dive too difficult to locate the team. [[Vernon Unsworth]], a local British caver, shares his extensive knowledge of the complex and dangerous cave and suggests the authorities get in touch with the British Cave Rescue Council. British cavers [[Rick Stanton|Richard Stanton]] and [[John Volanthen]] attempt the dive, finding the boys and coach four kilometres from the entrance. In an attempt to deliver wetsuits to the boys in preparation for the rescue, former Thai Navy Seal [[Saman Kunan]] drowns.
[[Royal Thai Navy SEALs]] arrived to search for the missing boys led by Captain Arnont, but find the dive too difficult to locate the team. [[Vernon Unsworth]], a local British caver, shares his extensive knowledge of the complex and dangerous cave and suggests the authorities get in touch with the British Cave Rescue Council. British cavers [[Rick Stanton|Richard Stanton]] and [[John Volanthen]] attempt the dive, finding the boys and coach four kilometres from the entrance. In an attempt to deliver wetsuits to the boys in preparation for the rescue, former Thai Navy Seal [[Saman Kunan]] drowns.


Meanwhile, hundreds of volunteers try to mitigate increasingly poor weather conditions, including a water technician from Bangkok, who gains the permission of local farmers to divert water from the mountain onto their fields, destroying their crop, with the help of local volunteers.
Meanwhile, as hundreds of volunteers try to mitigate increasingly poor weather conditions, a water technician from Bangkok gains the permission of local farmers to divert water from the mountain onto their fields, destroying their crop.


Realising the boys will have to be removed through the cave, via a 6 hour dive, Stanton and Volanthen contact Dr. Richard Harris, plus supporting divers Chris Jewell and Jason Mallinson. With permission from the regional governer and minister, the divers sedate the boys and, with one diver per boy, carry each member out the cave safely. The coach is removed last. Removed to hospital, the parents are reunited with the team. The end scene is the boys celebrating the birthday party that was supposed to happen on the day they went into the cave. The end credits reveal that the coach and three of the boys, who were all stateless, are given Thai citizenship.
Realising the boys will have to be removed through the cave, via a 6 hour dive, Stanton and Volanthen contact Dr. Richard Harris, plus supporting divers Chris Jewell and Jason Mallinson. With permission from the regional governer and minister, the divers sedate the boys and, with one diver per boy, carry each member out the cave safely. The coach is removed last. Removed to hospital, the parents are reunited with the team. The end scene is the boys celebrating the birthday party that was supposed to happen on the day they went into the cave. The end credits reveal that the coach and three of the boys, who were all stateless, are given Thai citizenship.

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Thirteen Lives
Promotional release poster
Directed byRon Howard
Screenplay byWilliam Nicholson
Story by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographySayombhu Mukdeeprom
Edited byJames D. Wilcox
Music byBenjamin Wallfisch
Production
companies
Distributed byUnited Artists Releasing
Amazon Studios
Release dates
  • July 29, 2022 (2022-07-29) (United States)
  • August 5, 2022 (2022-08-05) (Prime Video)
Running time
147 minutes
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
Languages
  • Thai
  • English
Budget$55 million

Thirteen Lives is a 2022 American biographical survival film based on the Tham Luang cave rescue directed and produced by Ron Howard, from a screenplay written by William Nicholson. The film stars Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, Joel Edgerton, and Tom Bateman.

Thirteen Lives was released in select theaters on July 29, 2022, by United Artists Releasing, and began streaming on Prime Video on August 5, 2022. The film received generally positive reviews from critics.

Plot

On June 23, 2018, twelve boys of the junior football team "Wild Boars" and their assistant coach Ekkaphon Chanthawong leave practice to explore the Tham Luang cave. When the team fail to arrive at a birthday party organised by their parents, their families head to the caves, only to find them flooded and the boys missing, their bikes left at the entrance. The parents immediately alert emergency services.

Royal Thai Navy SEALs arrived to search for the missing boys led by Captain Arnont, but find the dive too difficult to locate the team. Vernon Unsworth, a local British caver, shares his extensive knowledge of the complex and dangerous cave and suggests the authorities get in touch with the British Cave Rescue Council. British cavers Richard Stanton and John Volanthen attempt the dive, finding the boys and coach four kilometres from the entrance. In an attempt to deliver wetsuits to the boys in preparation for the rescue, former Thai Navy Seal Saman Kunan drowns.

Meanwhile, as hundreds of volunteers try to mitigate increasingly poor weather conditions, a water technician from Bangkok gains the permission of local farmers to divert water from the mountain onto their fields, destroying their crop.

Realising the boys will have to be removed through the cave, via a 6 hour dive, Stanton and Volanthen contact Dr. Richard Harris, plus supporting divers Chris Jewell and Jason Mallinson. With permission from the regional governer and minister, the divers sedate the boys and, with one diver per boy, carry each member out the cave safely. The coach is removed last. Removed to hospital, the parents are reunited with the team. The end scene is the boys celebrating the birthday party that was supposed to happen on the day they went into the cave. The end credits reveal that the coach and three of the boys, who were all stateless, are given Thai citizenship.

Cast

Production

Director and co-producer Ron Howard

It had been announced in April 2020 that Ron Howard was to direct the film, with William Nicholson writing the screenplay.[2] Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer would acquire the rights to the film the next month.[3] In March 2021, Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell and Joel Edgerton were among the cast announced to star in the film.[4] Filming began on March 29, 2021 in Australia. It was also shot in Thailand.[5][6][7] The film's original score was composed by Benjamin Wallfisch.[8]

Release

Thirteen Lives was released by United Artists Releasing in select theaters on July 29, 2022, before streaming on Amazon Prime Video on August 5.[9] The film was originally scheduled for a fully theatrical release by United Artists Releasing on April 15, 2022,[10] and was then postponed to November 18 in response to the best test scores in MGM's history.[11] In May 2022, however, the film was brought to its current release date due to Amazon's acquisition of MGM in March.[12]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 88% based on 134 reviews, with an average rating of 7.3/10. The website's consensus reads, "Steadily helmed by director Ron Howard, Thirteen Lives offers an incomplete but still gripping dramatization of an incredible true story."[13] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 66 out of 100 based on 39 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[14]

References

  1. ^ "Thirteen Lives". directories.wga.org. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  2. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (April 30, 2020). "Town Hot For Ron Howard-Directed Thai Cave Rescue Drama 'Thirteen Lives;' William Nicholson Script". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  3. ^ MGM Wins Auction For ‘Thirteen Lives,’ Ron Howard-Directed Thriller About Thai Cave Rescue
  4. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (May 4, 2020). "Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, Joel Edgerton Head Ensemble Of Ron Howard-Directed MGM Thai Cave Rescue Pic 'Thirteen Lives'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  5. ^ Grater, Tom (November 27, 2020). "Ron Howard's Thai Cave Rescue Film 'Thirteen Lives' Heads To Australia For March Shoot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  6. ^ Thirteen Lives
  7. ^ 'Thirteen Lives' starts shooting
  8. ^ "Benjamin Wallfisch Scoring Ron Howard's 'Thirteen Lives'". filmmusicreporter.com. December 19, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  9. ^ Chapman, Wilson; Jackson, Angelique (June 28, 2022). "Ron Howard's 'Thirteen Lives' First Trailer Reveals the Dangers of the Thai Cave Rescue". Variety. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  10. ^ Mathai, Jeremy (November 10, 2021). "Thirteen Lives: Release Date, Cast, And More". /Film. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  11. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 24, 2022). "'Thirteen Lives': Ron Howard MGM Movie Heads to Awards Season After Record Test Scores for Studio". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  12. ^ Jackson, Angelique (May 16, 2022). "Ron Howard's Thirteen Lives Moves to August, Pivots to Hybrid Release via MGM and Amazon (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  13. ^ "Thirteen Lives (2022)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  14. ^ "Thirteen Lives Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
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