‘Hanging By A Wire,’ Real-Life Rescue Thriller, To Dangle Exclusive Footage Before Cannes Market Crowd

Exclusive: On a Tuesday morning in August 2023, a group of kids set off for school, climbing into a makeshift cable car for the journey across a mountain pass in northwest Pakistan. What happened next would make headlines around the world.
Suddenly, 900 feet above the ground, two cables snapped, putting the teenagers in mortal danger. The story of the dramatic attempt to rescue the kids and two adults trapped in the cable car will be told in a new documentary now in production from EverWonder Studio and Mindhouse Productions. Emmy-nominated director Mohammed Ali Naqvi will preview exclusive footage from Hanging By a Wire at Cannes Docs Week, part of the Marché du Film.
A helicopter aids in the rescue of kids stranded on a dangling cable car
“Hanging By A Wire will take viewers on an edge-of-your-seat journey through the harrowing 15+ hour rescue,” notes a release, “with never before seen footage...
Suddenly, 900 feet above the ground, two cables snapped, putting the teenagers in mortal danger. The story of the dramatic attempt to rescue the kids and two adults trapped in the cable car will be told in a new documentary now in production from EverWonder Studio and Mindhouse Productions. Emmy-nominated director Mohammed Ali Naqvi will preview exclusive footage from Hanging By a Wire at Cannes Docs Week, part of the Marché du Film.
A helicopter aids in the rescue of kids stranded on a dangling cable car
“Hanging By A Wire will take viewers on an edge-of-your-seat journey through the harrowing 15+ hour rescue,” notes a release, “with never before seen footage...
- 5/13/2025
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
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