Beautiful story. Poetic. A socialite, who wanted to get away from his golden-handcuff life, enhances the life of the whole world by an act of kindness!
Hollywood studio behind 12 Years a Slave wins rights for ‘real life Lord of the Flies’ New Regency will bring to the screen the true story of six Tongan teenagers who survived for 15 months on a remote Pacific island in the 1960s.
An absolutely astounding story, those young men are some of the most resourceful and creative and proud I have ever heard about, amazing how they lived over a year starting with nothing but determination, made for TV type stuff
If anyone's curious where the footage of the boys on the island came from, they did a documentary in 1966 that's on TH-cam where they went back to the island and did a reenactment of their time there one month after their rescue.
Peter is a close friend of mine. we were working together in NSW Australia running almonds farm we talked about the island 'ATA. I told him that I had run away when I was 10 years old, working in an island 🏝 near Tonga 🇹🇴 Tapu called Polo'a but when I was 12 I end up going on a deep water trop line fishing boat and weather was rough and the Skipper decided to hide behind 'ATA I end up swimming to the island to have a look and I can't get back but there able to rescue me back 😅 now I'm living here in Australia 52 years old having kids and grandchildren but never share with them this story that Peter shared with me I'm thinking of sharing the video with them one day RIP PETER 🙏 YOU ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING HUMAN BEINGS I COME ACROSS
I absolutely LOVE this story! These boys worked together as a team from the first minute and they were in the zone! And it’s rare to hear a tale like this without hardly any tragedy involved. And then Peter showing up was the exact right man to rescue them. ❤
Simply wonderful story , bless the boys and fam along with school for serious up bringing , this show to the world that kept theme alive , thnk god they been found , i will watch this channel , thnk u so much for uploading this amazing story. , stay blessed all , 😅 for this work to put up this story 🙏 🙌
Awesome story how they stayed together n survived. Amazing, nobody can understand 15 months stuck with nothing n other people to take care of or watch of your shoulders 24/7 . I hope karma has blessed them for what they went through n survived, again amazing
Backstory: Sons of Priviledge. Rich kid's Boot Camp. Very, very interesting story. Id love to see a folliw up on the young men today..I truly hope they made it. You need both Heart and Brains to succeed.
The nuns of the 1960s were an awful, unhappy breed of frustrated women among whom a significant number relished in their power to make children miserable.
Funny how the stolen boat owner was furious to the point of imprisoning the boys and yet when offered money He became so forgiving. Those boys were much better off far away from humanity.
Your response shows the problem with kids now. They stole his boat and destroyed it so they definitely deserved their punishment and needed to repay for the boat. They learned a harsh lesson for stupid actions
Yeah because he lost out on a boat...he wanted compensation for his shit...ain't nothing wrong about it..they stole from him and he want what's his...don't let sympathy cloud ur judgement...what's right is right...what's wrong is wrong...plus if they never stole his boat then they wouldn't be in the position they was in...everything started with the boys stealing that boat...and got stuck and ppl wanna look past the fact that they were thieves and karma caught up with them...but ppl want to make documentaries and feel sorry for them
I knew them, they still jailed them when they were located. We all protested and the boat owner withdrew the charges. It was sick to the core that humans could jail them after going missing for so long. It was over the fact the boys stole the boat or motor and when found the owner still wanted them charged. We had funerals for them. Their families were looked after by locals at these sad times. Channel 10 Australia run by Rupert Murdoch did a documentary on the story. I still remember they were like movie stars.
Well done and great use of the original footage it's all very organic. Real life Lord of the Flies. Except if the boys said that in front of the nuns they would get a lickin' for taking the lords name in vein lol
An accidental Adventure of a Lifetime! Hard to imagine EVERY part of it, even the end story of having to think of a way to keep out of jail was sort of exciting. Of course their tale can only be called a modern day Lord of The Flies except it's not fiction. I have a feeling those ships that didn't stop to investigate their fires also were worried about escaped convicts. Somehow Luck DEFINITELY was in their side for about two years straight, including the dude's broken leg healing well. Other than ships not stopping sooner it was just a string of incredibly fortunate incidents, one after the other (and not unlike a Disney movie). Come to think of it, who knows if those ship's crews were good people and would have "helped" in the same way?
Just about everything goes wrong when you go into the sea, an endless line of unforeseen circumstances seem to be the norm. I'm staying on the land the sea never interested me anyway. Everyone has to make their own decision.
So they simply just lived as they did their entire life. Next make a documentary about european teenage boys that managed to stay alive living in a city the same as they grew up in.
Super resourceful and creative? I don't know....I'll give them 5 out of 10. Now collectively Gilligan and his friends were tremendously more resourceful. Their structures mimicked real life as well as their recreations of every possible modern convenience Inc. Apliances like a blender, refrigerator, stoves. Even the food they ate resembled a standard diet. I give them 10 out of 10! Interesting that we crave Island vacations a pay a pretty penny for them so that we may enjoys hobbies and/or leasures like fishing, hunting, hiking, relaxing on the beach. Then when we find ourselves on a long perhaps permanent VAcation we only want to escape home????
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Beautiful story. Poetic. A socialite, who wanted to get away from his golden-handcuff life, enhances the life of the whole world by an act of kindness!
Such an amazing story. We need MORE amazing uplifting stories like this.
This should be a movie. Thank God they all survived. Wonder how they all are now if they're all still with us..❤❤
Hollywood studio behind 12 Years a Slave wins rights for ‘real life Lord of the Flies’
New Regency will bring to the screen the true story of six Tongan teenagers who survived for 15 months on a remote Pacific island in the 1960s.
Astounding survival story! Thank you!
Best story I've heard on a long time!! Great job telling it.
An absolutely astounding story, those young men are some of the most resourceful and creative and proud I have ever heard about, amazing how they lived over a year starting with nothing but determination, made for TV type stuff
If anyone's curious where the footage of the boys on the island came from, they did a documentary in 1966 that's on TH-cam where they went back to the island and did a reenactment of their time there one month after their rescue.
ty i am guessing it will be easy to find it with a search.
I looked up Tongan castaways documentary. For me it was the first one that came up by Doctasaway.
@@chronicallyfunny811 Tongan Castaways
Doctasaways
If a person watches the video in full that information is stated.
Peter is a close friend of mine. we were working together in NSW Australia running almonds farm we talked about the island 'ATA. I told him that I had run away when I was 10 years old, working in an island 🏝 near Tonga 🇹🇴 Tapu called Polo'a but when I was 12 I end up going on a deep water trop line fishing boat and weather was rough and the Skipper decided to hide behind 'ATA I end up swimming to the island to have a look and I can't get back but there able to rescue me back 😅 now I'm living here in Australia 52 years old having kids and grandchildren but never share with them this story that Peter shared with me I'm thinking of sharing the video with them one day RIP PETER 🙏 YOU ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING HUMAN BEINGS I COME ACROSS
What prevention from sharing the story? Confused.
Amazing tale and exceptional presentation. I've enjoyed every second of it ✌️✌️✌️
I absolutely LOVE this story! These boys worked together as a team from the first minute and they were in the zone! And it’s rare to hear a tale like this without hardly any tragedy involved. And then Peter showing up was the exact right man to rescue them. ❤
Thank you for that enthralling story it felt like a Disney movie I might have watched as a kid! Great job
Truly inspiring! Great ending!!
Doing rebellious and stupid things is inspiring. You have to be kidding.
This is a great story and told very well.
Thank God they were finally rescued. Hope all are doing very well now.
This is one of the best channel for documentaries. I m truly puzzled at the low view numbers. This channel is a true gem.
Enjoyed very much, thank you and well done.
Traffic narration I enjoyed this immensely.
Kudos for pronouncing their names
Great true story of courage and survival. I had a few friends like that when we were young.
Thanks for Sharing this Beautiful story? God bless. 😇❤❤❤
Those young men are absolute legends❤
Simply wonderful story , bless the boys and fam along with school for serious up bringing , this show to the world that kept theme alive , thnk god they been found , i will watch this channel , thnk u so much for uploading this amazing story. , stay blessed all , 😅 for this work to put up this story 🙏 🙌
Awesome story how they stayed together n survived. Amazing, nobody can understand 15 months stuck with nothing n other people to take care of or watch of your shoulders 24/7 . I hope karma has blessed them for what they went through n survived, again amazing
Thank you for sharing about these resourceful young men.
Amazing story, thanks
How does this channel not have more subscribers?!
It will.👏👏
Bcuz this channel is full of shit
Half the story doesn't even add up
great story
This was a groovy video
Edward Herrmann, great narrator.
I can't believe that captain still wanted to press charges. What an A-hole
That was amazing, well done
That was a great story thanks
Super histoire des 6 Robinson crusoé.Bravo
@1:05 one of those guys is 13!?!? Wow, it was a different world back then.
But really, what an incredible story.
Photo was a couple years later, probably 15 going on 16!
Amazing story, truly amazing.
Wow ! What a brilliant video. I'm glad I subscribed.
❤❤❤ thank you
great adventure..congrats boys
They made the best of a bad situation.👏❤️🇺🇸
Backstory: Sons of Priviledge. Rich kid's Boot Camp. Very, very interesting story. Id love to see a folliw up on the young men today..I truly hope they made it. You need both Heart and Brains to succeed.
Another example of the lasting effect of missionaries…thank you, nuns…😊
The nuns of the 1960s were an awful, unhappy breed of frustrated women among whom a significant number relished in their power to make children miserable.
Tonga like Fiji is a deeply Christian society, no doubt that humility and faith despite teen rebellion served in this crisis.
Give me a break. SMDH
Funny how the stolen boat owner was furious to the point of imprisoning the boys and yet when offered money He became so forgiving. Those boys were much better off far away from humanity.
Your response shows the problem with kids now. They stole his boat and destroyed it so they definitely deserved their punishment and needed to repay for the boat. They learned a harsh lesson for stupid actions
Compensation was what he was looking for.
Yeah because he lost out on a boat...he wanted compensation for his shit...ain't nothing wrong about it..they stole from him and he want what's his...don't let sympathy cloud ur judgement...what's right is right...what's wrong is wrong...plus if they never stole his boat then they wouldn't be in the position they was in...everything started with the boys stealing that boat...and got stuck and ppl wanna look past the fact that they were thieves and karma caught up with them...but ppl want to make documentaries and feel sorry for them
What an amazing story
I knew them, they still jailed them when they were located. We all protested and the boat owner withdrew the charges. It was sick to the core that humans could jail them after going missing for so long. It was over the fact the boys stole the boat or motor and when found the owner still wanted them charged. We had funerals for them. Their families were looked after by locals at these sad times. Channel 10 Australia run by Rupert Murdoch did a documentary on the story. I still remember they were like movie stars.
Well done and great use of the original footage it's all very organic. Real life Lord of the Flies. Except if the boys said that in front of the nuns they would get a lickin' for taking the lords name in vein lol
Beautifull story🌞
Ende gut - alles gut .. vernuenftige Erwachsene & lucky guys...
An accidental Adventure of a Lifetime! Hard to imagine EVERY part of it, even the end story of having to think of a way to keep out of jail was sort of exciting. Of course their tale can only be called a modern day Lord of The Flies except it's not fiction. I have a feeling those ships that didn't stop to investigate their fires also were worried about escaped convicts. Somehow Luck DEFINITELY was in their side for about two years straight, including the dude's broken leg healing well. Other than ships not stopping sooner it was just a string of incredibly fortunate incidents, one after the other (and not unlike a Disney movie). Come to think of it, who knows if those ship's crews were good people and would have "helped" in the same way?
All boys could do this. But you throw ONE female in that group and it ALL falls apart.
the key was the leadership emerging.
The key was their willingness to work together which also resulted in the oldest boy being looked to as a leader.
Well done!
Great Story 👍
Outstanding
It would be nice if you explain in more detail where this island is-was.
Just about everything goes wrong when you go into the sea, an endless line of unforeseen circumstances seem to be the norm. I'm staying on the land the sea never interested me anyway. Everyone has to make their own decision.
Amazing story
This would be a great idea for a movie...starring the rock of course
Why the flickering effect turned off as it was a distraction to what I could’ve been a great story you need to rethink
Thanks you
Where is this? I want to spend the rest of my life there
Very annoying flickering white dots on the movie. Why? They are described as young boys for the purpose of exxageration. Teenagers are not young boys.
So much for the awful story in Lord of the Rings. These boys cooperated and helped one another to survive.
Lord of the Flies lol
😂😂 lord of the flies
September 11, 1996? (@10:13) Hmm pretty sure was in the 60's!
He sVrewed up big time. I heard the same
It's supposed to be 1966
Yeah. I had to play that back to make sure I heard it right. Major error!
If they left in June 1965, their 15 months on the island would end Sept 1966...NOT 96.
What's the name of the documentary?
Fab story. Makes me want to borrow a boat.
I'm with ya! All we have to do is get to 'Ata Island. There's already shelter, chickens and vegetables!
Wow that was epic
Stole a boat, no map, didn't bring adequate food, took 6 months to start a fire. Definitely not a thought out plan. However they were teenagers.
Lord of the flies vibe
Boys keep swinging
I wonder how they managed to shoot those film clips?
If you read the top comment it answers that question
1996??
Little bit longer than 15 minutes.
Months NOT "minutes".
Right? Lol
So they simply just lived as they did their entire life. Next make a documentary about european teenage boys that managed to stay alive living in a city the same as they grew up in.
How did they capture this footage?
From a documentary they did to pay for the boat they stole.
They went back and reenacted it.
Did the chickens have large talons?
They were very very lucky they didn’t land on a desert island….
Where are they today sequel.
Leave it to the Catholics to make life unenjoyable.
Amazing! The boat guy is of Satan that’s why he try to isolate them more! But The Lord is MIGHTY
These boys looked much older than 16! More like mid 20's.
Tongans ain’t small
About fn time
Whoever wrote this script uses about twice the words he needed to.
that's nice.
Me watching all of this in black and white and then they say it was the year 1996 😂😂
Did these guys have a killer time?
If you like this, I invite you to listen to the audiobook "Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage", read by Alfred Lansing. Absolutely brilliant.
Was this the inspiration for Lord of the Flies?
A date from 1965-rescue was error. 1996 when the rescue occurred wow. Critical edit. O well interesting but kinda boring too
1996 is the error. This story happened in the 1960s.
They all look Iike 25yrs old
Did the narrator say they were found in 1996? 🤣
👏👏👏👏
6 months to make a fire?
What would happen if six teenage girls would get stranded on an uninhabbited island?.. 🤔
Nice effects to make it look old😂
The Lord of the flies
Super resourceful and creative? I don't know....I'll give them 5 out of 10. Now collectively Gilligan and his friends were tremendously more resourceful. Their structures mimicked real life as well as their recreations of every possible modern convenience Inc. Apliances like a blender, refrigerator, stoves. Even the food they ate resembled a standard diet. I give them 10 out of 10! Interesting that we crave Island vacations a pay a pretty penny for them so that we may enjoys hobbies and/or leasures like fishing, hunting, hiking, relaxing on the beach. Then when we find ourselves on a long perhaps permanent VAcation we only want to escape home????
Wow that dude's voice is boring. I'll pass on this one.
I Wonder 🤔🤔 if it was 6 brave girls ... What will be the outcome 🤣
They would have built a shopping mall with a handy tool, qtips and a shoestring. Then they would all come and shop there.
AI script writing. annoying.
Lord of the Flies
If it had been 6 girls there would have been 1 survivor. Lol