Country: GB/CAN/US
Technical: col/2.39:1 147m
Director: Ron Howard
Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, Joel Edgerton
Synopsis:
Twelve Thai boys and their football coach venture down a local cave complex when an unseasonal downpour signals an early start to the monsoon and all are trapped above water level. The authorities struggle and international volunteers contribute expertise, but all draw a blank on how to extract thirteen non-divers from a spot several hours' dive from the surface.
Review:
An inspiring story from the headlines makes for another Ron Howard panegyric to the human spirit with its own technical challenges to confront. Alas the characterisations are paper thin, nor does the climactic back slapping avoid cliché; nevertheless, the cast scrub down well and the underwater sequences never fail to leave heart in mouth.
Country: GB/CAN/US
Technical: col/2.39:1 147m
Director: Ron Howard
Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, Joel Edgerton
Synopsis:
Twelve Thai boys and their football coach venture down a local cave complex when an unseasonal downpour signals an early start to the monsoon and all are trapped above water level. The authorities struggle and international volunteers contribute expertise, but all draw a blank on how to extract thirteen non-divers from a spot several hours' dive from the surface.
Review:
An inspiring story from the headlines makes for another Ron Howard panegyric to the human spirit with its own technical challenges to confront. Alas the characterisations are paper thin, nor does the climactic back slapping avoid cliché; nevertheless, the cast scrub down well and the underwater sequences never fail to leave heart in mouth.
