Review of Touching the Void (2003) by Dario B — 27 Nov 2008
From the director of One Day in September comes another amazing true story.
When Joe Simpson and Simon Yates set out to climb a mountain in the Andes, little did they know it would turn into a battle of endurance against some of the worst conditions known to man.
The moral dilema at the centre of the film is handled very well as Yates has to make an agonizing decision and one which would cause uproar in the climbing community.
Macdonald paces the film like a Hollywood movie and both climbers narration aids the story no end.
In some parts the film even has some funny moments amid all the drama, such as Simpson with a Boney M tune stuck in his head and feeling good as he wees himself.
Overall though the film is amazing from the beautiful Andes to the pain of crawling over rocks with a broken leg everything here reeks of high quality filmaking.
This review of Touching the Void (2003) was written by Dario B on 27 Nov 2008.
Touching the Void has generally received very positive reviews.
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