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Touching the Void

Touching the Void

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

20037.51h 46m

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.

Directed by Kevin Macdonald
Written by Joe Simpson
Produced by John Smithson
Box Office0Revenue: $13.9M

Top Cast

Brendan Mackey

Brendan Mackey

Joe Simpson

Nicholas Aaron

Nicholas Aaron

Simon Yates

Ollie Ryall

Ollie Ryall

Richard Hawking

J

Joe Simpson

Himself

R

Richard Hawking

Himself

S

Simon Yates

Himself

Themes & Keywords

rescuebased on novel or booksportsperumountaineerbased on true storyclimbingmountaineeringandes mountainscordillera huayhuashalpinismnear fatal accidentsmountain accidentclimbing accident

About Touching the Void

Touching the Void is a documentary, action, adventure, drama film released in 2003 exploring themes of rescue, based on novel or book, sports, peru, mountaineer, based on true story. Directed by Kevin Macdonald, it stars Brendan Mackey, Nicholas Aaron, Ollie Ryall. 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.

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