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Cave Rescue

Based on the true nail-biting mission that captivated the world... An international team of elite divers is mobilized to rescue a boys soccer team trapped in a cave by rising floodwaters.

  • Tom Waller
    Director
  • Tom Waller
    Writer
  • Jim Warny
    Key Cast
    "Jim"
    The Rescue
  • James Edward Holley
    Key Cast
    "USAF Major"
  • Ekawat Niratworapanya
    Key Cast
    "Coach"
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Drama, True story
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 39 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    October 1, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    2,000,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Thailand
  • Country of Filming:
    Thailand
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Arri Alexa
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Pingyao
    China
    October 19, 2022
    World Premiere
    Gala Section
Distribution Information
  • Lionsgate
Director Biography - Tom Waller

Born in Bangkok, Tom Waller is an award-winning filmmaker of Thai-Chinese-Polish-Irish descent. Educated in the UK at the Northern Film School (PgDip/MA Film Production), he moved back to Thailand in 2003 to set up his production company De Warrenne Pictures Co. Ltd., now one of the country’s leading production service companies. Notable credits include indie films The Elephant King (2006), Soi Cowboy (2008) and Patong Girl (2014), as well as studio movies Ninja: Shadow of a Tear (2013) and Mechanic: Resurrection (2016). His acclaimed prison drama, The Last Executioner (2014), premiered in competition at the Shanghai International Film Festival, and subsequently won the Best Director award at the Dhaka International Film Festival. Most recently he wrote and directed The Cave (2019), which premiered at Busan Film Festival, the first narrative feature about the Thai Cave Rescue that captivated the world in the summer of 2018 - Cave Rescue (2022) is a brand new 'Director's Cut' of that acclaimed film.

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