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After Achieving 'Mission Possible,' Thai Boys Seen Recovering Happily In New Video

During weeks spent in darkness, the soccer players and their coach gained fans and lost weight because they had little food. But officials said Wednesday they appear "strong in mind and heart."
Local government workers on Wednesday display the newly released video footage of the rescued soccer players, who are currently recuperating in hospital beds.

The boys have gotten well wishes from political leaders, business titans and fellow survivors halfway across the globe. They've had an international soccer star dedicate his country's World Cup win to them.

And it's only a matter of time before 12 Thai youth soccer players and their coach see their dramatic rescue from Tham Luang Nang Non cave system re-enacted in a big screen blockbuster. No exaggeration: A film producer already dropped by the area Tuesday to publicly declare his interest in an adaptation.

Yet before we get

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