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‘The Trapped 13’ documentary review: A sensitive portrayal of the 2018 Thailand cave rescue

This bare-bones documentary on the 2018 Thailand cave rescue gives the narrative agency back to the community that underwent this trauma, and provides a fresh and contextually relevant perspective

This bare-bones documentary on the 2018 Thailand cave rescue gives the narrative agency back to the community that underwent this trauma, and provides a fresh and contextually relevant perspective

In July 2018, the world watched with bated breath as 12 Thai youth football players were rescued along with their coach from a flooded cave where they had been trapped for the past 18 days. The incident received non-stop coverage, renderedby the Western media’s gaze. Four years later, Netflix’s documentary The Trapped 13, helmed by Thai filmmakers, gives the narrative agency back to the community that underwent this trauma.

The Thailand cave rescue has been documented extensively by various…

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