Touching the Void
2003 · Movie · 1h 46m · R
DocumentaryActionAdventureDrama
"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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes
93%
Metacritic
82/100
Key crew
- Alex HeffesOriginal Music Composer
- Kevin MacdonaldDirector
Cast
- Brendan MackeyJoe Simpson
- Nicholas AaronSimon Yates
- Ollie RyallRichard Hawking
- Joe SimpsonHimself
- Richard HawkingHimself
- Simon YatesHimself
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Themes
rescuebased on novel or booksportsperumountaineerbased on true storyclimbingmountaineeringandes mountainscordillera huayhuashalpinismnear fatal accidents