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Russia — but it was not because of the football.In a story that gripped readers internationally, 12 boys and their football coach were trapped in caves in Thailand for more than two weeks.It took a global rescue mission, spearheaded by expert divers, to free them from their ordeal.The tale of heroics 3km underground was quick to attract the attention of film and TV producers, with Amazon Prime the first out of the blocks with its movie Thirteen Lives hitting the streaming service earlier this year.Netflix have followed shortly behind, with dramatised mini-series Thai Cave Rescue landing on its platform on Thursday, September 22.It is a story heralded for its bravery and heroism, including from British divers, but it is also laced with sadness.On June 12, 2018, a junior football team and their assistant coach visited the Tham Luang Nang Non cave in Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand, after a practice session.But the 12 members of the team, aged 11 to 16, and their 25-year-old coach Ekkaphon Kanthawong became trapped after heavy rainfall partially flooded the cave system, blocking their way out.The weather conditions and rains were so bad that contact was not made with the youngsters for almost two weeks.Above ground, an international operation had been co-ordinated, with 18 countries working together to save the football team, nicknamed the Wild Boars.On July 2, after advancing through narrow passages and muddy waters, British divers John Volanthen and Rick Stanton found the group alive on an elevated rock about 1.5 miles from the cave mouth.There was then a deliberation about best way to get the team out unscathed.

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Colin Farrell Suffered Several ‘Anxiety Attacks’ While Filming Underwater for ‘Thirteen Lives’

Carson Burton The shoot for “Thirteen Lives,” the feature film adaptation of the miraculous 2018 cave-diving rescue mission known as the Tham Luang cave rescue, found all principal cast members taking to the water to navigate long, recreated cave corridors. Tom Bateman, who plays one of the rescue divers in the film, recalls the hours upon hours of underwater training the film required.“We were fucking pruned!” Bateman told Variety at the red carpet premiere of the film at Westwood Village Theater on Thursday night. “It was pretty tough, man.

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‘Thirteen Lives’ review: Ho-hum Thai cave rescue film needs a hero

on Amazon Prime Aug. 5, the director doesn’t make quick, from-the-gut decisions the way that the intrepid team did. Instead, he takes a chill ride on the Lazy River.Running time: 147 minutes.

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Joel Edgerton Kisses Christine Centenera at 'Thirteen Lives' Premiere in London

Joel Edgerton cozies up to partner Christine Centenera on the red carpet at the premiere of his new movie, Thirteen Lives, held at Vue West End on Monday (July 18) in London, England.

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Colin Farrell admits he can't swim as he says filming deep dives was 'terrifying'

Hollywood actor Colin Farrell has opened up about the 'terrifying' experience of filming underwater each day for upcoming biopic film Thirteen Lives.Directed by Ron Howard, Thirteen Lives is the true story of the rescue mission to save twelve boys and their coach from a local Thai football team, after they became trapped in a cave following an unexpected rainstorm in 2018.The true life story, which was reported on news channels across the world, is now told in a new film starring Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, Joel Edgerton and Tom Bateman as the heroic divers who became a sole lifeline for the young football players and their coach.READ NEXT: Who is new Elvis star Austin Butler? Jamie Lynn Spears link, famous ex and tragic lossSpeaking to Daily Star and other press, Colin Farrell talked about the 'nerve wracking' experience of filming underwater, learning to dive and working with the divers involved in the real life rescue operation.The cast worked with the real life divers Rick Stanton and Jason Mallinson on the set of Thirteen Lives, who taught the actors not only how to swim like them, but also provided advice and techniques on how to be safe under water as they filmed their diving scenes.Colin said: "I can't really swim, but there's an element of not swimming in what we were doing. "With scuba diving you accept the process of submerging.

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Viggo Mortensen's brush with death as oxygen tank cut out during deep diving scene

Hollywood biopic film Thirteen Lives.Directed by Ron Howard, Thirteen Lives is the true story of the rescue mission to save twelve boys and their coach from a local Thai football team, after they became trapped in a cave following an unexpected rainstorm in 2018.The true life story, which was reported on news channels across the world, is now told in a new film starring Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, Joel Edgerton and Tom Bateman as the heroic divers who became a sole lifeline for the young football players and their coach.READ NEXT: Who is new Elvis star Austin Butler? Jamie Lynn Spears link, famous ex and tragic lossThe stars worked with the real life divers Rick Stanton and Jason Mallinson on set, who were part of the rescue mission in 2018, and who taught the actors not only how to swim like them, but also provided advice and techniques on how to be safe under water as they filmed their diving scenes.Speaking to Daily Star and other press, Viggo, who plays diver Rick Stanton in the film, said: "There were a lot of places that were so narrow that you had to just wiggle through. "Sometimes you had to take your tank off, while you were underwater, without disconnecting from the air, then go through this wiggle area [and] put the tank on.

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Ron Howard’s ‘Thirteen Lives’ First Trailer Reveals the Dangers of the Thai Cave Rescue

Wilson Chapman editorPrime Video has released the first trailer for the ripped-from-the-headlines drama “Thirteen Lives,” Ron Howard’s upcoming film about the 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue.In June and July 2018, the members of a junior football team were trapped for 18 days in Thailand’s Tham Luang Nang Non cave, after heavy rainfall flooded the cave system and blocked their way out. As the team – who ranged in age from 11-16 years old – and their coach remained trapped for weeks, the situation attracted global interest and an international rescue team was assembled to locate them.

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Colin Farrell And Viggo Mortensen Lead A Rescue Mission In First Look At Ron Howard’s Thai Boys Soccer Team Movie ‘Thirteen Lives’

The 2018 story of a boys’ soccer team trapped in a cave in northern Thailand made headlines around the world. Now, the harrowing true story gets the Hollywood treatment with director Ron Howard at the helm and an ensemble cast, featuring Colin Farrell, Viggo Mortensen, and Joel Edgerton.

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True story behind Thai cave rescue in 2018 – and how many survived

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