Touching the Void poster

Touching the Void

20031h 46mDocumentary · Action · Adventure · Drama
directed by Kevin Macdonald

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

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7.6 / 10
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7.9 / 10
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82 / 100
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Synopsis

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.

Cast

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