Touching the Void
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Touching the Void

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

7.6 / 10 2003 1h 46mR English
DocumentaryActionAdventureDrama

Storyline

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 & Crew

Brendan Mackey

Brendan Mackey

Joe Simpson

Lead
Nicholas Aaron

Nicholas Aaron

Simon Yates

Ollie Ryall

Ollie Ryall

Richard Hawking

JS

Joe Simpson

Himself

RH

Richard Hawking

Himself

SY

Simon Yates

Himself

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kevin Macdonald's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Touching the Void is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker