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Touching the Void

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

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.

20031h 46mRDocumentary, Action, Adventure, Drama

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About Touching the Void

Directors
Kevin Macdonald
Cast
Brendan Mackey, Nicholas Aaron, Ollie Ryall, Joe Simpson, Richard Hawking, Simon Yates
Genres
Documentary, Action, Adventure, Drama
Content rating
R
Original language
English
Production countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

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