Touching the Void

Touching the Void

The closer you are to death. The more you realize you are alive.

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Release Date

9/5/2003

Runtime

106 mins

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

$13,885,802

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A visceral account of mountaineers facing an unforgiving mountain and their own limits, mixing intimate human drama with the raw physicality of survival against impossible odds.

Mood

TenseDread-soakedExhilaratingContemplative

Themes

SurvivalFriendshipMortalityObsession

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Propulsive

Look

Documentary-likeHandheldNaturalistic

Structure

Framed flashback

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Graphic violence

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