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Touching the Void
Touching the Void
7.9
/10
1,047 Ratings

TOUCHING THE VOID

Directed by Kevin Macdonald
United Kingdom, United States, 2003
Documentary, Adventure, Drama

Synopsis

In 1985, two ambitious young British mountaineers set off to scale the hitherto unclimbed West Face of Siula Grande, a treacherous peak in the Peruvian Andes. They reach the summit, but shortly after starting the descent an accident turns their daring expedition into a desperate fight for survival.

Synopsis

In 1985, two ambitious young British mountaineers set off to scale the hitherto unclimbed West Face of Siula Grande, a treacherous peak in the Peruvian Andes. They reach the summit, but shortly after starting the descent an accident turns their daring expedition into a desperate fight for survival.

Our take

Kevin Macdonald’s genre-defying BAFTA-winner is a breathtaking ode to human endurance. Telling of a frantic attempt to conquer the Andean peak of Siula Grande, Touching the Void demolishes the line between documentary and horror with heart-stopping thrills and spectacular visual and sonic ingenuity.