Review of Touching the Void (2003) by Jonathan Rosenbaum for Chicago Reader — 07 Dec 2011
Something of a tour de force, this adaptation of Joe Simpson's nonfiction book about his climbing the 21,000-foot Siula Grande mountain in Peru, breaking a leg, and eventually making it back alive is remarkable simply because the story seems unfilmable.
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This review of Touching the Void (2003) was written by Jonathan Rosenbaum and published by Chicago Reader on 07 Dec 2011.
Touching the Void has generally received very positive reviews.
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