At a time when big Bollywood movies are failing to win audience appreciation, Hollywood movies are doing stellar performances. Be it on the OTT platform or in theaters, Hollywood movies are giving tough competition and even in some cases doing better than Bollywood films in India. Now, Thirteen Lives movie has also joined the list of Hollywood classics that have won viewers' appreciation. Thirteen Lives was released on Friday, August 5 on Amazon Prime Video in India while released on July 29 in the US. Thirteen Lives, directed and produced by Ron Howard has a star cast including Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, Joel Edgerton, and Tom Bateman. Now the question arises whether the widely-acclaimed movie Thirteen Lives is a true story or Thirteen Lives is a real story or not.
The answer is yes. Thirteen Lives is a real-life story that is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video for Indian viewers. Thirteen Lives is a true story based on the 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue mission of a boys soccer team. Ron Howard's directorial Thirteen Lives showcase the 2018 rescue mission in which 12 members of a boys soccer team between ages 11 to 16 years of age. Apart from the soccer team, their 25-years-old coach was also rescued after being trapped in the Tham Luang Nang Non-cave in northern Thailand.
It is pertinent to mention here that Thirteen Lives mostly highlights the British divers who helped in saving the trapped boys' soccer team including Richard Stanton (played by Viggo Mortensen), John Volanthen (played by Colin Farrell), and Richard Harris (played by Joel Edgerton). Thirteen Lives narrates a breathtaking and intriguing story because the junior soccer team and their coach were trapped for almost 18 days in the Tham Luang cave.
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The entire world came to a standstill in mid-June and July 2018 after a boys soccer team mostly aged between 11 to 16 along with their 25-year-old Assistant Coach were trapped in the Tham Luang Nang Non cave in Chiang Rai Province in northern Thailand. The junior football team was trapped when they were returning from a practice session. While returning, heavy rainfall partially flooded the cave system, blocking their way out, and trapping them deep within.
Multiple efforts of rescue were hampered by raising water levels and strong currents. In fact, no contact was made for nearly two weeks. The developments earned global attention and public interest with rescue teams from all around the world coming to Thailand and putting an effort to solve the deadly situation. Finally, on July 2, it was British divers John Volanthen and Richard Stanton who found the group alive on an elevated rock about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the cave mouth.
Thirteen Lives movie has been getting massive praise from not only fans but also critics making it an Oscar Award contender.