This Morning: Thai cave rescue boys thank British divers
The Hollywood star is playing John in a new movie about the amateur cave diver’s extraordinary rescue of 12 members of a Thai junior football team and their coach in 2018, an operation that made headlines around the world. The film tells how the boys – aged from 11 to 17 – became trapped in a cave in Tham Luang in northern Thailand. Heavy rains partially flooded the cave, blocking their escape. Against the odds, all 13 were brought out alive to the joy of their families and the assembled international media which had gathered to watch the two-week drama unfold.
Not only is John featured in a movie, he has also written a book about the lessons he learned from the rescue, which is out later this month. But he is less than comfortable with the scrutiny this exposure brings.
“I’m not sure what famous means or if there’s any value to…
