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Touching the Void

2003 · 106 min

A gripping, harrowing plunge into human endurance, with reenactments and interviews that make you feel the cold, the fear, and the will to live.

Directed by
Kevin Macdonald
Genres
Documentary, Action, Adventure
Starring
Brendan Mackey, Nicholas Aaron, Ollie Ryall
Tagline
The closer you are to death. The more you realize you are alive.
Overview
The true story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' disastrous and nearly-fatal mountain climb of 6,344m Siula Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.

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Directed by
Kevin Macdonald
Genres
Documentary, Action, Adventure
Starring
Brendan Mackey, Nicholas Aaron, Ollie Ryall
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    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • survival
    • isolation
    • loyalty
    • guilt
    • fate
    Places
    • wilderness
    Era
    period
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    • true story
    • nonlinear
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    Action5
    Horror4
    Humour1
    Realism9
    Romance0
    Tension9
    Darkness7
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight9

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    Genres
    documentary, action, adventure, drama
    Directed by
    Kevin Macdonald
    Starring
    Brendan Mackey, Nicholas Aaron, Ollie Ryall, Joe Simpson, Richard Hawking, Simon Yates
    Music
    Alex Heffes
    Cinematography
    Mike Eley, Keith Partridge
    Runtime
    106 min
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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