The First Wave presents a starkly gripping snapshot of a crisis unfolding -- and its grim toll on those who put their lives on the line to fight it.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Matthew Heineman -
Producer -
Matthew Heineman , Jenna Millman , Leslie Norville -
Distributor -
National Geographic Documentary Films -
Production Co -
Our Time Projects , National Geographic Documentary Films , Participant -
Rating -
R (Some Language) -
Genre -
Documentary -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Nov 19, 2021, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jan 20, 2022 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$60.5K -
Runtime -
1h 33m