Touching the Void (2003)
Touching the Void
Director Kevin Macdonald's acclaimed, hugely powerful documentary recreating the terrifying struggle for survival faced by mountaineers Joe Simpson and Simon Yates, who braved the Peruvian Andes. During the descent, one of the men fell, breaking his leg and forcing his friend to leave him - but remarkably he beat all the odds to survive. The story is told in the climbers' own words and features dramatised reconstructions of their ordeal starring Brendan Mackey and Nicholas Aaron
Touching the Void airs on Sky Documentaries at 10:00 PM, Tuesday 17 December. (Subtitles, repeat.)
Certificate
15
Topics
News ➝ Current Affairs
Documentary
Brendan Mackey
Actor
Nicholas Aaron
Actor
Richard Hawking
Actor
Kevin Macdonald
Director