Touching The Void (2003)

Dir. Kevin Macdonald, English, UK

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Wed 1 October 2014 // 19:30 / Cinema

Documentary based on the book of the same name by Joe Simpson about Simpson's and Simon Yates' disastrous and near fatal attempt to climb Siula Grande (6,344m) in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the PeruvianAndes in 1985. Both climbers successfully reach the summit of the previously unclimbed West Face of Siula Grande in Peru. Joe is injured during the descent after falling, resulting in a badly broken leg. Watch to see what happens next…

Critically acclaimed, it was listed in the PBS100 "Greatest" Documentaries of All TimeThe Guardian described it as "the most successful documentary in British cinema history"