Touching the Void

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

2003 1h 46m EN

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7.6

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93%

CERTIFIED FRESH

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METACRITIC

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7.9

IMDB

★7.6TMDB · 482🍅93%Rotten Tomatoes●82Metacritic★7.9IMDB · 39,588

DocumentaryActionAdventureDrama

Synopsis

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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.

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

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Cast

Brendan Mackey
Joe Simpson
Nicholas Aaron
Simon Yates
Ollie Ryall
Richard Hawking
Joe Simpson
Himself
Richard Hawking
Himself
Simon Yates
Himself

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kevin Macdonald
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kevin Macdonald, shot by Mike Eley. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Alex Heffes. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Justine Wright shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Brendan Mackey and Nicholas Aaron and Ollie Ryall carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The closer you are to death. The more you realize you are alive.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0379557 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Kevin Macdonald directs. Mike Eley behind the camera. Alex Heffes scores. Justine Wright cuts. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 23 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Kevin Macdonald, shot by Mike Eley. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Alex Heffes. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Justine Wright shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Brendan Mackey and Nicholas Aaron and Ollie Ryall carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The closer you are to death. The more you realize you are alive.".
8IMDB entry: tt0379557 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 14 themes, including "rescue", "based on novel or book", "sports", "peru".