Tsunami: Race Against Time

This documentary is a combination of footage from the tsunami in many different countries and of present day interviews with survivors and their families, seismologists working during the event, and the media who started to get the word out so rescue crews could begin to go save lives. It strikingly illustrates the enormity of the disaster that killed a quarter of a million people in 2004. The survivor stories balance the horror of what you see in the video footage during the disaster. It is graphic. You will see people being swept away. You will see people you know are about to be killed. You will see dead bodies. You will hear stories of people lost. And you will hear stories of survival, which is is the only thing that keeps the film from being too wrenching to watch.

When i was 7 years old,,,, i was in sunday school every one came out of houses with fear my mom took me from sunday school i was cried loud and she picked me up said don't worry iam from fisherman family that day lot of men went to fishing Thank god tsunami not hit my village every one safe But that fear it was created in 2004 dec 26 still in my mind today 2024 dec you know every year on Dec 26 my village preys to the sea that don't repeat this incident again , save us save this world , show kindness on us.... By the way iam from peda jalari peta visakhapatnam, India.

Sarvejanah sukhino bhavanthu.

As many others have noted, this could have been a longer series in order to include more of the sites that were devastated. Still, it was a very encouraging view - one that gave hope as we saw people helping each other, lost family being found, people surviving injuries, and the eventual establishment of an Indian Ocean Warning System. I was pleased with the approach of letting survivors talk and enhancing their descriptions with video. Is it complete? No. Does it show the lengthy process of recovery? No. But it is a different view that adds considerably to the documented history. I suggest watching all 4 episodes in one sitting.

I genuinely believe everyone should watch this documentary.

It's hard to understand the full scope of this disaster until you do. I never realized this tsunami killed a quarter of a million people.

The documentary wasn't pure "doom and gloom." Periodically, this documentary surprises you with people who survived unbelievable odds. Seeing them reunited with their families is extremely heartwarming.

The amount of "new footage" is stunning. Other pieces of media about this disaster focus on Thailand, but 170,000 people in Indonesia lost their lives.

This documentary should make you feel hopeful about humanity. The amount of people who stepped up to save complete strangers is staggering. It reminds you that every day you spend alive is a lucky day.

I literal cried my eyes out. All the stories, survivors, losses and the mega impact this tsunami had on mankind, is portrayed in the most respectable way to do so.

You feel and see the damage and all the live it costs. But you feel how remarkable people are by nature. Without knowing what to do, people absolutely know what to do. Working together and set up medical care.

The moral of this documentary is in my opinion that mankind is good in nature. And in time of crisis, that part is unknowingly what we'll do and wont be forgotten.

It takes a good, excellent producing team to create a documentary like this, but it's humanity that already made the story.

Absolutely recommend to everyone to watch it. We are committed in doing the right thing, and this documentary makes you feel it in every fiber of your body.