[ti:Netflix Announces Deal for Film about Thailand's Cave Boys] [by:www.51voa.com] [00:00.00]更多听力请访问51VOA.COM [00:00.01]Two companies have announced plans to make a film [00:03.97]about the rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach [00:07.96]from a flooded cave last year. [00:11.09]The team was trapped underground [00:14.72]in northern Thailand for more than two weeks. [00:18.99]The American video streaming service Netflix [00:23.63]is joining with SK Global Entertainment to create the film. [00:29.72]They made the announcement Tuesday in Bangkok. [00:35.20]SK Global is the production company [00:39.05]that produced the movie "Crazy Rich Asians." [00:42.91]It and Netflix received the rights to the cave rescue story [00:48.97]from 13 Tham Luang Company Limited. [00:52.89]The Thai government helped establish 13 Tham Luang [00:58.83]to represent the interests of the boys and their coach. [01:03.41]Thailand's Culture Ministry first announced [01:07.80]the film deal as a television miniseries in March. [01:12.44]A government official said at the time [01:15.95]that the families of the cave survivors [01:19.08]would each be paid about $94,000. [01:23.91]The boys of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach [01:29.93]had planned to explore the Tham Luang cave area [01:33.73]after a practice event on June 23, 2018. [01:40.49]But rainwater flooded the passageways, trapping them inside. [01:46.25]It was not known at the time if they were able to find shelter [01:51.66]from rising flood waters that poured in after unexpected rainfall. [01:58.58]On July 2, two British divers found the boys and their coach. [02:05.57]An international team of experienced cave divers rescued the group. [02:12.63]The divers joined with Thai navy divers in a complex [02:18.18]and dangerous operation that ended successfully on July 10. [02:24.93]Ekapol Chanthawong was the team's assistant coach, [02:29.69]who was among those trapped underground. [02:32.60]He told reporters, "We are grateful for the opportunity [02:38.10]to thank the people and organizations from Thailand [02:42.44]and around the world who came together [02:45.14]to perform a true miracle, by retelling our story. [02:49.64]We look forward to working with all involved parties [02:54.35]to ensure our story is told accurately, [02:57.77]so that the world can recognize, once again, [03:01.81]the heroes that made the rescue operation a success.'' [03:06.89]13 Tham Luang plans to donate 15% of the money [03:12.35]earned from the film to organizations [03:14.95]that provide aid to victims of disasters. [03:19.78]The film will have two directors: [03:23.22]Jon M. Chu, who directed Crazy Rich Asians, [03:27.98]and Thai filmmaker Nattawut Poonpiriya. [03:32.04]Erika North is director of International Originals at Netflix. [03:38.84]She said in a statement, "We are immensely proud [03:44.02]to be able to support the retelling of the incredible story [03:48.20]of the Tham Luang cave rescue." [03:51.10]The rescue was a rare example of a feel-good news story from Thailand. [03:58.23]The nation has experienced political conflict [04:02.48]and military rule for more than 10 years. [04:06.36]The cave rescue also enabled the government [04:11.33]of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha to share some of the credit. [04:16.16]An independent film about the rescue attempt, called "The Cave," [04:21.66]was made soon after the team was saved. [04:25.45]It is supposed to be released later this year. [04:30.07]I'm Jonathan Evans. 更多听力请访问51VOA.COM