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Touching the Void

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Touching the Void
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R,1hr 46min
Genre:
Documentary
Released:
January 23, 2004
Director:
Kevin Macdonald
Distributor:
IFC Films
Starring:
Brendan Mackey, Nicholas Aaron, Joe Simpson  ...more
Synopsis: In 1985, two adventurous young mountaineers, Joe Simpson and Simon Yates, set off to climb the treacherous west face of the Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes. They were experienced climbers, and climbed "Alpine-style," climbing the mountain in "one great push," without setting up ropes or base camps ahead of time. After dealing with a snowstorm and some dangerous climbing over powder formations, they reached the summit (about 21,000 feet) on the third day. The climb down proved to be far more difficult. ... Full Synopsis
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David Ansen, NewsWeek
By the end of this white-knuckle movie, you stand in awe at the depth of man's will to survive. Touching the Void leaves you emotionally and physically spent, and grateful it was only a movie, not a mountain, you had to endure. Full Review
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 from metacritic.com
82
Universal Acclaim
out of 100
Based on 34 critic reviews
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