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Touching the Void

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Touching the Void (2003)
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The true story of two climbers and their perilous journey up the west face of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.The true story of two climbers and their perilous journey up the west face of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.The true story of two climbers and their perilous journey up the west face of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.
IMDb RATING
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36K
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    • Kevin Macdonald
    • Joe Simpson(book)
  • Stars
    • Simon Yates
    • Joe Simpson
    • Brendan Mackey
    • Kevin Macdonald
    • Joe Simpson(book)
  • Stars
    • Simon Yates
    • Joe Simpson
    • Brendan Mackey
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 175User reviews
    • 119Critic reviews
    • 82Metascore
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    • Won 1 BAFTA Award

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    Simon Yates
    • Self
    Joe Simpson
    • Self
    Brendan Mackey
    Brendan Mackey
    • Joe Simpson
    Nicholas Aaron
    Nicholas Aaron
    • Simon Yates
    Richard Hawking
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    Ollie Ryall
    • Richard Hawking
      • Kevin Macdonald
      • Joe Simpson(book)
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    • Trivia
      Some of the long distance shots of Simon and Joe climbing the mountain are played not by the lead actors, but by body doubles, who were Simon Yates and Joe Simpson themselves.
    • Goofs
      When Joe reaches the bottom of the crevasse (00:59:57) and starts crawling on his stomach towards the sunlight, you can clearly see the blue helmet of another person.
    • Quotes

      Joe Simpson: You gotta make decisions. You gotta keep making decisions, even if they're wrong decisions, you know. If you don't make decisions, you're stuffed.

    • Crazy credits
      During the first part of the closing credits (before the crawl), the credits are accompanied by black-and-white pictures showing the three men's journey back into civilization; the final picture is of Joe in the hospital.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Making of 'Touching the Void' (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Brown Girl in the Ring
      Written by Frank Farian
      Performed by Boney M.

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    10/10
    Amazing: everyone must see this
    This film describes the true story of a climbing accident in South America in 1985, using dramatisation with voice-overs and interview excerpts from the three British men who were actually involved. It may sound boring, but I cannot stress this enough: this film is much more tense, and nail-bitingly gripping, than any Hollywood action movie - because you know that everything you're seeing and hearing really did happen to these guys.

    The story itself is incredible. It will redefine for you the capabilities of the human mind and body. There is action, sadness, hope, and even brilliant humour in places.

    Please go and see this film; you won't regret it.
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    • Anig-2
    • Jan 18, 2004

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    • Release date
      • March 12, 2004 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • IFC Films (United States)
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Siula Grande, Peru
    • Production companies
      • FilmFour
      • UK Film Council
      • Darlow Smithson Productions
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    • 1 hour 46 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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