2022 · drama · thriller · history
Thirteen Lives
Directed by Ron Howard2h 27m2022
Based on the true nail-biting mission that captivated the world. Twelve boys and the coach of a Thai soccer team explore the Tham Luang cave when an unexpected rainstorm traps them in a chamber inside the mountain. Entombed behind a maze of flooded cave tunnels, they face impossible odds. A team of world-class divers navigate through miles of dangerous cave networks to discover that finding the boys is only the beginning.
Our read: Thirteen Lives (2022) reads as a heavy, steady, grounded drama · thriller · history entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Heavy, steady, measured drama / thriller, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
- heavy
- intense
- twisty
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