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Dominican Rep. Touching The Void
2003 
3,953
Documentary. Drama
In 1985, two adventurous young mountaineers, Joe Simpson and Simon Yates, set off to climb the treacherous west face of the Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes. They were experienced climbers, and climbed "Alpine-style," climbing the mountain in "one great push," without setting up ropes or base camps ahead of time. After dealing with a snowstorm and some dangerous climbing over powder formations, they reached the summit (about 21,000 ... [+]
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"The most harrowing movie about mountain climbing I have seen, or can imagine" | ||
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"An absolutely thrilling recreation, in documentary style, of a now-legendary story." | |||
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"Factoring in Mike Eley's breathtakingly vivid photography and a virtuoso sound mix that completely envelops the viewer, it's enough to make you never again want to poke your head into the freezer" | ||
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Breathtaking stuff that freezes the toes, harrows the soul and turns the viewer's seat into a foot-wide ledge over a yawning chasm | ||
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"A stunning achievement, every bit the equal of the classic moun taineering book which inspired it." |
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