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Touching the Void
the one line review:
real life scary thriller
the overview
It's remake of a real life set of events. It's dubbed over by the people involved. It's gritty and it's gruesome. And it's really good.
the plot:
The film tells the story of two climbers who set out to climb a previously unclimbed face called the Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes. It's all going so well. Then, inevitably, it all goes wrong.
The documentary tells the story of the two climbers' fight for survival.
the verdict:
If you're not an action junkie style adrenaline freak, then this might not do a lot for you. But if you're able to appreciate the type of struggle the two guys go through, and shock and awe in some of the cinematography, then you'll get a kick out of it.
It's pretty gruesome in places, and it's extremely candid (which is, in many respects, a good thing).
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