This is the real story of real people that are confronted with cataclysmic event that most of us can only image in our worst nightmares: a volcanic eruption. People went on a cruise to an island off the coast of New Zealand for what was supposed to be a modestly dangerous view of an active volcano, which, in reality, was a quite active volcano. Whakaari did erupt on this day in 2019, leaving tourists with woefully inadequate protection against pyroclastic flows. If you don't know what a pyroclastic flow is, imagine a couple of dozen Freddy Krueger's coming at you with no where to go. The chances of survival are between slim and none, and slim is out of the question. None the less, some on the island did survive, and this documentary introduces you to them.
Review of The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
