The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari

About The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari

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.

The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari is a 2022 documentary film directed by Rory Kennedy. Its themes are nature documentary, historical drama, rescue mission, and observational documentary.

Released in November 2022, it runs 97 minutes.

The screenplay is by Dallas Brennan Rexer and Mark Bailey. It comes from Imagine Documentaries and Moxie Films. In the United States it streams on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads.

The Rescue, Apollo 13: Survival, and Pompeii: The Last Day make useful companions to The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari, all filed under natural disaster, rescue operation, and rescue team. TMDB voters put it at 7.2 out of 10 across 184 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.