The Rescue List

2017

1h 21m

Documentary

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7 Reviews

In a Ghanaian safe house, a team works to rehabilitate two boys who were trafficked into slavery to fishermen on Lake Volta.

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Stephen Farber

Hollywood Reporter

Stirring tale of children rescued from modern-day slavery.

Apr 24, 2018

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David Ehrlich

indieWire

Saving defenseless kids from the cruelty of Lake Volta must be some of the most challenging work imaginable, but The Rescue List ultimately resonates because of how little it can take to show them their own strength.

Rated: B-

Apr 12, 2018

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

Focusing on a rescue-and-rehabilitation organization and several youths it plucks from servitude, this is an involving indictment with enough individual human-interest elements to avoid being too much of a grim screed.

Apr 10, 2018

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

What is perhaps most jarring about The Rescue List is with how much normalcy it all unfolds.

Rated: 3.5/4.0

Aug 30, 2020

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

The Rescue List directors Alyssa Fedele and Zachary Fink take an observational yet empathetic approach to their subjects by allowing them to tell their stories without the annoying interference of voiceovers or talking heads.

Jul 15, 2020

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Carey-Ann Pawsey

Orca Sound

Loads of sad moments here. Sad moments as you understand how awful these young boys' lives have been. How at such a young age they have been made to suffer.

Rated: 3.5/5

Apr 13, 2020

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Synopsis

In a Ghanaian safe house, a team works to rehabilitate two boys who were trafficked into slavery to fishermen on Lake Volta.

Director: Alyssa Fedele, Zachary Fink
Producer: Davis Coombe, Alyssa Fedele, Zachary Fink
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 1h 21m