Director Tom Waller on The Cave, Thai Film & Telling Stories [Season 4, Episode 5]

Director/producer Tom Waller has made a lot of films, but
his latest movie might be his most important yet. The Cave tells
the story of the rescue of the Wild Boars football team from a
flooded cave in northern Thailand. 


On a special extended show, Greg and Ed are happy to have
Tom on the show, as well as two special guests, diver/actor Jim
Warny, who helped rescue the boys and starred as himself in the
film, and composer Olivier Lliboutry!


Tom tells us how he walked the line when writing the script
of telling a compelling story without being exploitative, filling
his movie with non-actors, as well as his race against the clock
to get something to market when others were working hard on their
own projects about the same story. Tom also talks about the film
industry in Thailand, and how projects like The Cave can serve as
ambassadors of sorts for Thailand around the world.


We're also delighted to talk to Jim about his experience
bringing the story to life, what is was like to go from regular
dude to high-profile actor overnight, and whether he now
considers himself a diver/actor, or actor/diver.


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