Of late, Ron Howard has directed a couple of documentaries and is now taking on a true story about a soccer team and their coach trapped in a Thailand cave. Some say the incident is the greatest rescue mission in history.

Watching the trailer shows how intensely Howard’s style comes through with two powerful actors, Viggo Mortensen and Colin Farrell. Joel Edgerton also brings a lot of strength to the movie.

Imagining what it took to film this movie in Thailand is fantastic. Included is a photo of Howard directing the boys. The climate looks grueling. What is Ron Howard drinking?

Thirteen Lives will play on Amazon Prime a week after it hits the theaters, so get ready to stream. As most moviegoers know, Amazon purchased MGM, and here is one of Amazon’s first releases from the buyout.

The film recounts the amazing true story of the tremendous global effort to rescue a Thai soccer team who became trapped in the Tham Luang cave caused by an unexpected rainstorm. Faced with insurmountable odds, a team of the world’s most skilled divers can uniquely navigate the maze of flooded, narrow cave tunnels.

They join up with Thai forces and over 10,000 volunteers to attempt a harrowing rescue of the twelve boys and their coach. With impossibly high stakes and the entire world watching, the group embarks on their most challenging dive yet, showcasing the limitlessness of the human spirit.