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Touching the Void

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

7.6/ 1020031h 46mR

DocumentaryActionAdventureDrama

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

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Behind the frames

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The cast

Faces behind the story

Brendan Mackey

Brendan Mackey

Joe Simpson

Nicholas Aaron

Nicholas Aaron

Simon Yates

Ollie Ryall

Ollie Ryall

Richard Hawking

Joe Simpson

Himself

Richard Hawking

Himself

Simon Yates

Himself