Thirteen Lives trailer: Ron Howard brings forth one of world's most dangerous cave rescue missions on screen

The Amazon Prime survival drama stars Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, Joel Edgerton, Tom Bateman, Paul Gleeson, Pattrakorn Tungsupakul, among others.

Thirteen Lives

Filmmaker Ron Howard of A Beautiful Mind and Da Vinci Code fame brings forth next, a survival drama. Titled Thirteen Lives, it is a biographical film that recounts the incredible true story of the tremendous global effort to rescue a Thai soccer team who become trapped in the Tham Luang cave during an unexpected rainstorm.

The makers have released the trailer of the film today and it looks like an edge-of-the-seat drama. Packed with chills and thrills, it promises to be a captivating experience. Watch the trailer here:

Faced with insurmountable odds, a team of the world’s most skilled and experienced divers – uniquely able to navigate the maze of flooded, narrow cave tunnels – join with Thai forces and more than 10,000 volunteers to attempt a harrowing rescue of the 12 boys and their coach. 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.

The film, directed by Ron Howard, stars Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, Joel Edgerton, Tom Bateman, Paul Gleeson, Pattrakorn Tungsupakul, Tui Thiraphat Sajakul, James Teeradon Supapunpinyo, Sahajak Boonthanakit, and Weir Sukollawat Kanaros, among others. The screenplay is by William Nicholson and story by Don Macpherson and William Nicholson. The film is produced by P.J. van Sandwijk, Gabrielle Tana, Karen Lunder, William M. Connor, Brian Grazer, and Ron Howard. Jon Kuyper, Carolyn Marks Blackwood, Marie Savare, Michael Lesslie, Aaron L. Gilbert, and Jason Cloth serve as executive producers.

The film will have a limited theatrical release on July 29 for a week, followed by its OTT release on Amazon Prime Video on August 5.

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