Touching the Void (2003)

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Directed by

Kevin Macdonald

Starring

Ollie Ryall
Richard Hawking

Simon Yates
Himself

Joe Simpson
Himself

Richard Hawking
Himself

Nicholas Aaron
Simon Yates

Brendan Mackey
Joe Simpson

Written by

Joe Simpson
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12 years, 4 months ago at Apr 5 0:45

GemLil

1 vote

A facinating and gut wrenching true story.

After climbing the snow covered Siula Grande in Peru. Simon and Joe begin descent. After breaking his leg, Joe is lowered down the moutain by a rope attatched to Simon. However Joe falls over a cliff and is left dangling, too heavy for Simon to lift..to far from the floor or mountain side to get grounded. After hours, Simon decides to cut ... read more

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9 years, 11 months ago at Sep 9 7:30

dappa1975

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a remarkable docu-film. I watched this based on review on Listal - and to be honest the reviews couldnt have been better. This really is sit up and take note of this guys sheer determination to survive. Intense is an understatment. Emotional and thrilling right to the very end - loved it and will watch it again in the future. I must be honest still not 100% about Simon Yates - I mean would you bur... read more

A very good movie

4 years, 6 months ago at Jan 21 9:57

johanlefourbe

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Since I kept hearing some pretty good things about this flick, I was really eager to check it out. Eventually, I was really impressed by the damned thing. To be honest, I have no actual interest in mountain climbing whatsoever and I believe it is one of those hazardous hobbies which seem rather pointless to me. On top of that, since both men were there to tell this story 20 years later, then you p... read more

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Description: n the mid-80's two young climbers attempted to reach the summit of Siula Grande in Peru; a feat that had previously been attempted but never achieved. With an extra man looking after base camp, Simon and Joe set off to scale the mount in one long push over several days. The peak is reached, however on the descent Joe falls and breaks his leg. Despite what it means, the two continue with Simon letting Joe out on a rope for 300 meters, then descending to join him and so on. However when Joe goes out over an overhang with no way of climbing back up, Simon makes the decision to cut the rope. Joe falls into a crevice and Simon, assum ... (more)

Release date: 12 December 2003
UPC: 027616905260

Tags: Documentary (15), Drama (7), Survival (6), British (5), Sport (5), 2000s (5), 2003 (5), Glacier (4), Ice (4), Based On Book (3), South America (2), Sort (2), Andes Mountains (2), Accident (2), Broken Leg (2), 720p (2), Netflix (2), Frostbite (2), Mountain Climbing (2), Adventure (2)

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