The Twister: Caught in the Storm | Official Trailer | Netflix
Set against a backdrop of end of the world predictions on May 22, 2011, this coming-of-age documentary is told from the perspective of a group of young people in Joplin, Missouri, as they encounter the extreme power of mother nature when a rare EF-5 monster mile-wide tornado hits their hometown, on high school graduation day. In the fierce 200 mph winds of the twister, they discover the power of their resilience as they fight for survival - each with transformative stories spurred by their experiences of that day. This catastrophic event ravaged Joplin and yet it overcame, rebuilt, and became an enduring symbol of hope. The film features adrenaline-inducing real life footage filmed by people in Joplin, taking us into the eye of the storm.
Set against a backdrop of end of the world predictions on May 22, 2011, this coming-of-age documentary is told from the perspective of a group of young people in Joplin, Missouri, as they encounter the extreme power of mother nature when a rare EF-5 monster mile-wide tornado hits their hometown, on high school graduation day. In the fierce 200 mph winds of the twister, they discover the power of their resilience as they fight for survival - each with transformative stories spurred by their experiences of that day. This catastrophic event ravaged Joplin and yet it overcame, rebuilt, and became an enduring symbol of hope. The film features adrenaline-inducing real life footage filmed by people in Joplin, taking us into the eye of the storm.
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00:00To think that we were all just celebrating life 24 hours prior to the
00:07worst thing that could happen. This is now a confirmed tornado. The high school
00:12graduation that is pretty much in the path of this storm. That Sunday the
00:19weather was beautiful. After graduation there's a big party that's thrown. My dad
00:27texted me and said there's a tornado. Two minutes later it gets dark within
00:32like seconds.
00:38I'll never forget that noise that made it was like so loud.
00:43It was a monster and it was catching up to us.
00:49The tornado was like right there where your life's about to touch us. I looked up and I saw
01:01clear blue sky. We were in the eye totally surrounded by chaos.
01:12I could feel my body lift off the ground. I don't know how long I can hang on for.
01:19Accepted my fate. I was flying inside the tornado.
01:49you