“Thirteen Lives”, the film based on the story of the Thai cave rescue, will premiere globally on Prime Video on Aug. 5.
The film is directed by Ron Howard and recounts the global effort to rescue a Thai boys’ soccer team who had become trapped deep in the Tham Luang cave during a massive downpour and subsequent flooding. The world’s most skilled and experienced divers came together, along with over 10,000 volunteers, in a bid to get them all out alive.
“With impossibly high stakes and the entire world watching, the group embarks on their most challenging dive yet, showcasing the limitlessness of the human spirit in the process,” Prime Video publicity said of the film.
The fictionalised account of the story was written by Don Macpherson and William Nicholson, with Nicholson also penning the screenplay.
The film employed Thai co-producers Raymond Phathanavirongoon and Vorakorn ‘Billy’ Ruetaivanichkul as well as DP Sayombhu Mukdeeprom, who provided local insights to help shape the script, casting decisions and vision of the project.
“Thirteen Lives” stars Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, Tom Bateman, Paul Gleeson, Pattrakorn Tungsupakul, Tui Thiraphat Sajakul, James Teeradon Supapunpinyo, Sahajak Boonthanakit and Weir Sukollawat Kanaros, as well as Australian actor Joel Edgerton.
The film has been dubbed one of Prime Video’s “summer tentpoles” for the Northern Hemisphere.