Hardly typical holiday fare, Rory Kennedy’s you-are-there documentary “The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari” has become an unexpected global smash for Netflix.
Hardly typical holiday fare, Rory Kennedy’s you-are-there documentary “The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari” has become an unexpected global smash for Netflix.
A minute-by-minute look at what happened to the 47 sightseeing tourists and their guides on Dec. 9, 2019, when New Zealand’s active volcano erupted, killing over 20 people, “Volcano” has bettered Meghan and Harry’s ratings to be the top Netflix movie in the US, Australia and New Zealand. Globally among the streamers’ 180 countries, “Volcano” ranks #2.
“It’s wild,” Kennedy, 54, acknowledged in a phone interview while “driving up a mountain.”
“It’s been very exciting and I will say I was a bit surprised just because of the holiday season. It’s a pretty intense film; you’re with the people who went through this horrific experience.
