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Actors: Brendan Mackey, Nicholas Aaron, Ollie Ryall
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Touching the Void |
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TOUCHING THE VOID is a British docudrama directed by Kevin Macdonald in 2003. This film earned numerous prizes in English and American Film Festivals during the year 2004.
The setting is the Siula Grande mountain in Peru in 1985. Two British climbers want to open a new route in the West face of the mountain. They reach the summit all right but Joe Simpson breaks his leg while making his way back down. Simon Yates tries to help his friend but, at one moment, has to cut the rope holding Joe in order to survive. Joe falls into a crevice and Simon comes back to the base camp, convinced that Joe is dead. During four nights and days, Joe will crawl through the snow and the rocks in order to come back to the camp.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Touching the Void |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 80%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1980's-1999
Wilderness adventure
Yes
Plotlets:
- surviving natural elements
Terrain
- mountain
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- missing body parts/abilities
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- fight for survival
Setting
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- South
Mountains/Cliffs
Yes
Mountains:
- falling off
- climbing with ropes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
How many deaths in film?
- 0 (not a murder mystery)
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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