167 votes
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.

Status: Released
Released Date: 2022-11-03
Runtime: 97 mins
Director: Rory Kennedy
Writer: Mark Bailey, Dallas Brennan
Spoken language: English
Genres: Documentary, Drama
Original title: The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
Production Companies: Imagine Documentaries, Appian Way, Moxie Films, Imagine Entertainment
Production Countries: New Zealand, United States of America