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In the tense and gripping documentary feature THE VOLCANO: Rescue From Whakaari, Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Rory Kennedy tracks the minute-by-minute unfolding of the tragic volcanic eruption off the coast of New Zealand in December of 2019, ultimately claiming 22 lives. During a routine sightseeing day-trip to a remote volcanic island, 47 tourists and guides were trapped in the epicenter of a boiling pyroclastic surge of toxic dust and ash. Both terrifying and inspiring, the film uses first-hand accounts to convey the experience of living through such a lethal eruption.
Offering more than a startling and brutal portrait of mother nature’s profound indifference, THE VOLCANO also serves as testimony to human nature’s innate generosity. Guided by survivors — men and women who were tested in ways they never imagined — as well as the courageous and quick-thinking ordinary citizens who sprang to action that day, the viewer comes to understand the value of our human connection.
Original Release
12/09/2022
US Release
12/09/2022
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Mark Inman | Self - Hayden's Brother |
Hazel Osborne | Self - Reporter, Whakatäne Beacon |
Pouroto Ngaropo | Self - Maori Leader |
Andy McGregor | Self - District Commander, Bay of Plenty Police |
Lauren Urey | Self - American Tourist |
Matt Urey | Self - American Tourist |
Jesse Langford | Self - Australian Tourist |
Geoff Hopkins | Self - New Zealand Tourist |
Kelsey Waghorn | Self - White Island Tour Guide |
Brian DePauw | Self - Commercial Helicopter Pilot |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Mark Inman | Self - Hayden's Brother |
Hazel Osborne | Self - Reporter, Whakatäne Beacon |
Pouroto Ngaropo | Self - Maori Leader |
Andy McGregor | Self - District Commander, Bay of Plenty Police |
Lauren Urey | Self - American Tourist |
Matt Urey | Self - American Tourist |
Jesse Langford | Self - Australian Tourist |
Geoff Hopkins | Self - New Zealand Tourist |
Kelsey Waghorn | Self - White Island Tour Guide |
Brian DePauw | Self - Commercial Helicopter Pilot |
Ngaroahiahi Patuwai Maangi | Self - Tipene's Grandmother |
Isaac Tait | Self - President of Whakatane Coast Guard |
Jason Herring | Self - Constable Whakatane Police |
Mark Law | Self - Commercial Helicopter Pilot |
Tim Barrow | Self - Commercial Helicopter Pilot |
John Funnell | Self - Airplane Pilot |
Jacinda Ardern | Self - Prime Minister New Zealand |
Anthony Langford | Self - Father of Jesse Langford |
Kristine Langford | Self - Mother of Jesse Langford |
Winona Langford | Self - Sister of Jesse Langford |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jennifer Davisson | Executive Producer |
Leonardo DiCaprio | Executive Producer |
Taylor DiGilio | Executive Producer |
Brian Grazer | Executive Producer |
Ron Howard | Executive Producer |
Alex Perry | Executive Producer |
Jason Spingarn-Koff | Executive Producer |
Phillip Watson | Executive Producer |
Ariane Wu | Executive Producer |
Rory Kennedy | Producer |
Mark Bailey | Producer |
Dallas Brennan | Producer |
Rebecca Barry | Producer |
Sara Bernstein | Producer |
Lea Fels | Producer |
Jessica Goldstein | Producer |
Madeleine Hetherton-Miau | Producer |
Kate Lewin Hilgenberg | Producer |
Kerry Jensen | Producer |
Lily Kaplan | Producer |
Catherine Madigan | Producer |
Vienna Maglio | Producer |
Jonna McLaughlin | Producer |
Jamin Mendelsohn | Producer |
Brennan Rees | Producer |
Darcie Reisler | Producer |
Isidoor Roebers | Producer |
Maxime Rozestraten | Producer |
Dora Weekley | Producer |
Justin Wilkes | Producer |
Sally Williams | Producer |
Sally Jean Williams | Producer |