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A documentary film about the Tham Luang cave rescue in 2018.
Absolutely gob smacking even if you already know the story.
An absolutely amazing film.
Very skilled, very brave and very lucky.
Just finished watching it. Forgot just how crazy the whole thing was and how many times the slightest change in anything would have meant failure for the kids.
There were a few things that were new to me too.
Was flicking channels when it came on bbc2 this week left it on expecting to switch over both wife and I gripped by it, very good.
Was flicking channels when it came on bbc2 this week left it on expecting to switch over both wife and I gripped by it, very good.
Same here, was an incredible story!
Got very dusty watching that.
Just noticed that had popped up on iPlayer too, brilliant documentary. Jimmy Chin is a great film-maker/photographer. Check out his 'Meru' as well, one of the best mountaineering docs I've seen. And obviously 'Free Solo', which got lots of attention.
It's very good. Surprisingly I really enjoyed he film "Thirteen Lives" that came out not that long after it, even though I'd seen the doc so I'd give that a recommend too. It's on Prime.
Will check out Meru, loved 'free solo' watched at the cinema. Do we need a sports doco thread? Loved 'big river man'.
Good shout cheers , been wanting to watch 👍
It really was all kinds of amazing stuff, with the shear determination to somehow get them out. The bit I'd never really though on before until the Aussie anaesthetist mentioned it, was that if one of the kids had died, they might have ended up being prosecuted and locked up.
Absolutely mind-blowing what happened there.
Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi (his wife and an accomplished filmmaker) films/docs are usually excellent.
Also any films with Renan Ozturk involved is usually great too
I'm not an anaesthetist, but the thought of anaesthetising someone and dragging them underwater gives me the heebie-jeebies.
Thanks for heads up. Brilliant film.
I’m not an anaesthetist, but the thought of anaesthetising someone and dragging them underwater gives me the heebie-jeebies.
One wonders how the Aussie equivalent of the GMC would have viewed that kind of thing had they failed.
@martinhutch I think they'd get a free pass under the "Doctrine of Necessity".
Thanks for the heads up...
Didn't expect to get quite so emotional on a Monday afternoon.
Amazing story of what humanity can do and sorely needed with the amount of shit going on in the world.
Although I thought it was a missed opportunity to call out Musk for his pedophile comments!
Great PSA, incredible
Although I thought it was a missed opportunity to call out Musk for his pedophile comments!
We did remark what a fortunate coincidence it was that a few of these middle aged cave divers seemed to have much younger Thai girlfriends.
Watched it twice now, Nat Geo when it first came out and BBC last week. At no point did I reach my usual boredom threshold with a repeat. Top telly
middle aged men seemed to have much younger Thai girlfriend.
FTFY
Best factual TV I've watched in years, thanks!
The Musk stuff - what a bell end! (sue me 😉 )
The escape plan for the Brits, had it not worked, was terrifying to me. Am also a bit surprised Aus GMC didn't do anything - malpractice can be prosecuted even with out any bad outcomes, Shirley?
Malpractice?
His actions led directly to the rescue of 12 young boys.
They would of not got many, if any, without his "actions". Possibly would of lost more rescuers as well.
There is possibly no one else on the planet with his skill set that allowed this rescue to take place.
He should of got a medal.
I fail to see where malpractice occured.............
Am also a bit surprised Aus GMC didn’t do anything – malpractice can be prosecuted even with out any bad outcomes, Shirley?
Malpractice on what basis?
It's not malpractice, it was definitely the least worst option. The arrival of the full monsoon immediately after the rescue proved the point that leaving them there was impossible.
It's just an extraordinarily positive outcome given the sedation regime being given. I looked up the combo of Ketamine/atropine and it's used quite commonly in children. The issue is if any of the children had experienced some quite common complications as a result, particularly airway issues and vomiting, they would have died. The fact that none of them did was fairly odds-beating, I think the anaesthetist in question embarked on this with the full knowledge that it was highly likely that at least a few would have died during the extraction.
In those circumstances, I'm sure he would have been asked to justify the choices he made, but they were all perfectly reasonable once you take the option of leaving them there until the cave unflooded itself out of the equation.
"He should have got an award"
He's just been sworn in as Lieutenant Governor of South Australia...
Also
"On 24 July 2018 Harris, along with Challen, was awarded the Star of Courage (SC) and Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) by the Governor-General of Australia.[13] On 7 September 2018 the King of Thailand appointed Harris as a Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Admirable Order of the Direkgunabhorn.[14]
On Australia Day 2019, Harris was announced as the joint 2019 Australian of the Year with Challen.[15]"
Excellent.
The Musk stuff – what a bell end! (sue me 😉 )
No argument from me on Musk being a bell end but the SpaceX proposition wasn't quite as batshit as I'd first thought. The "submarine" they built was really more of an escape pod which would keep a child safe while a diver manoeuvred them out. It was rejected mainly because it was just too bulky for the cave system.
"It was rejected mainly because it was just too bulky for the cave system."
It was rejected because it just wouldn't of worked. Far too big.
Musk has probably dived in some huge Florida cave and imagined it was like that.
He then got offended when they rejected it. WGBE.
Incredible doco. I had no idea that they sedated the kids, how terrifying. I had white knuckles and quite an uncomfortable feeling seeing the real footage, but pretty misty eyed too.
I am glad for one that the Elon Musk thing didn't come into it at all. It's the main thing a lot of people talk about when referencing this rescue (all I really knew too!) which has seemed to overshadow the incredible efforts made by the rescue team.
Absolutely no way I ever want to drag a ketted up child through 3km of underwater cave. Jeepers.
And then Vern Unsworth hired the worst lawyer in America to pursue the libel action in Los Angeles. Not sure he had the best advice on that one.
Musk being a bell end but the SpaceX proposition wasn’t quite as batshit as I’d first thought.
What about accusing people of being pedophiles?
Would have been funny if they mentioned it and everyone brushed it off with a casual "yeah, but musk is a ****".
An incredible rescue mission in what was basically near impossible.
Exceptionally well put together footage and graphics too.