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Touching the void, Four Film and The Film Council presention in association with Channel 4 and PBS, a Darlow Smithson production ; produced by John Smithson ; directed by Kevin Macdonald

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Touching the void, Four Film and The Film Council presention in association with Channel 4 and PBS, a Darlow Smithson production ; produced by John Smithson ; directed by Kevin Macdonald
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Recommended for mature audiences 15 years and over. Medium level coarse language
Main title
Touching the void
Medium
videorecording
Responsibility statement
Four Film and The Film Council presention in association with Channel 4 and PBS, a Darlow Smithson production ; produced by John Smithson ; directed by Kevin Macdonald
Runtime
102
Summary
Based on the best-selling biography by Joe Simpson, "Touching the void" recounts the mountain climb Simpson and his partner Simon Yates undertook in 1985. The film follows the two extreme climbers as they set out to climb the 21, 000 foot ice-face - the Sula Grande - in the Peruvian Andes. This documentary film combines interviews and reenactments to tell the story
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
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