How did they get the footage for The Rescue?

How did they get the footage for The Rescue?

Instead of just using footage from other news outlets who had been there, the “Free Solo” filmmakers decided to have the actual divers from that fateful retrieval reenact their mission, and the filmmakers negotiated with Thai Navy SEALs to release footage they had filmed.

Who was filming in The Rescue?

Oscar-winning filmmakers Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin (Free Solo) excel at revealing the human stories behind incredible feats. The Thai cave mission required navigating four kilometres of flooded passageways, some barely wider than a human body.

Is The Rescue and thirteen lives the same?

In scope, Thirteen Lives closely mirrors National Geographic’s documentary The Rescue which also mostly focuses on the divers. Because P.J. van Sandwijk, an accomplished documentary producer turned Hollywood player, produced both films after successfully negotiating for the rights to Stanton’s and Volanthen’s stories.

Is the cave and The Rescue the same movie?

A re-edited version of the film, under the title Cave Rescue, received a limited theatrical and digital release by Lionsgate on 5 August 2022.