
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
Taste attributes: documentarydisasterheavyrealisticsimplelinearbig & variedall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentaryunderdog triumphs
Boxlist takeA grounded, expansive documentary: serious and straightforward. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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- Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
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- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
A close examination of the Whakaari / White Island volcanic eruption of 2019 in which 22 lives were lost, the film viscerally recounts a day when ordinary people were called upon to do extraordinary things, placing this tragic event within the larger context of nature, resilience, and the power of our shared humanity.
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- Genre
- Documentary
- Year
- 2022
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Appian Way
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