Touching the Void

Touching the Void

  • Director: Kevin Macdonald
  • Countries of origin: United Kingdom, United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: March 12, 2004
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: Торкаючись безодні
  • "Touching the Void" is a British film directed by Kevin Macdonald , starring Brendan McGee and Nicholas Aron .
    The film tells the story of two climbers from the United Kingdom, Joe and Simon, preparing to conquer the 21,000-foot-high Siula Grande peak in the Peruvian Andes.

    Details

    • Release date March 12, 2004
    • Filming locations Siula Grande, Peru
    • Production companies FilmFour, UK Film Council, Darlow Smithson Productions

    Box office

    Gross US & Canada

    $4,593,598

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $96,973

    Gross worldwide

    $13,904,795

    Movie reviews

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    • By Alford 2022-12-31 19:03:02

      despair

      After watching Bingfeng for 168 hours, I realized that a person's despair can be divided into several layers. At first, Joe, who was hanging on the cliff, was in despair and couldn't do anything. Later, he fell into the ice cave and experienced despair, even though he knew that Roaring and yelling is very irrational for a climber, and the deepest despair after that is the music in your head not far from the tent, right? Although I didn't quite understand what the meaning of the music was, I...

    • By Eduardo 2022-12-30 07:31:47

      Can you still enjoy the irresistible beauty in a state of crisis?

      For 168 hours, under the conditions of broken legs, no food, no rescue, extremely harsh environment of ice and snow, and all kinds of unfavorable factors, facing the snow-capped mountains in front of you, the main peak you just challenged, does Joe still appreciate the purest blue sky and white clouds? heart?

      This is a question that has been entangled in my heart throughout the entire viewing process. It seems a bit off the beaten track, but I have to say, it's definitely a good...

    • By Anthony 2022-12-29 01:45:43

      Transcend oneself

      The turning point of the whole story happened on the ice cliff. The two people who are tied to a rope 150 feet apart can no longer work together to solve the problem. In fact, reality pushes them into a situation of tit-for-tat. The only choice is to cut the rope. It's just who will do it. .

      In Hollywood movies, this choice is usually made by the person below. Because for them, it's a death anyway, the difference is only in death by themselves or by dragging others to die together....

    • By Nelda 2022-12-19 04:19:31

      Mountaineering movie

      Snow scenery is invincible praise. I've read the book before-I haven't finished it, and angrily commented that I can't accept Joe and Simon's view of climbing. It's great to make a movie. The scenery and majestic vibe of the snow-capped mountains make the subjectivity insignificant. I mentioned this movie several times during the exercise, so I became interested in it. The scenery is really amazing. I don’t know if the shooting process really reproduced the climbing process in Peru, or it was...

    • By Velda 2022-12-18 09:35:50

      puzzle

      Life is a big puzzle.

      Our whole life is just a piece of the puzzle, trying our best to make up for it.

      Very few people can complete it.

      It's annoying to hang a book bag and talk about big truths, but I can't help but want to nagging again.

      Review the old homework before the exam, go to the exam room after psychological construction, search it out and read it.

      Must watch d9, the tidbits include the filming of the documentary, the last part of the...

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    • By Pink 2023-09-27 07:15:33

      It's really...

    • By Desmond 2023-09-26 04:15:47

      I've seen the documentary before, and now I've seen the movie version. With a strong will and a strong desire to survive, it's a miracle that Joe can come back...

    • By Nicolas 2023-09-18 05:16:08

      It's hard to hold back tears. . . Over and over again in self-denial, over and over again with ridicule of my conscious or unintentional choices, nothing will stop, either there or here, always somewhere, always doing something, life. ....

    • By Westley 2023-09-11 16:45:43

      ...i can't believe that humain being can achieve...

    • By Janiya 2023-08-16 00:54:58

      The film is too heavy and real, I don't know what to...

    Behind the scenes gags

    In order to make this documentary, Simon and Joe not only had to repeat their previous experience on the set in London, but they also went back to the old place to explain what happened at the time. Qiao said that when he initially agreed to the director to revisit his hometown, he thought he could overcome mentaldisorder . Unexpectedly, when he arrived at the place where Simon was discovered that day, his emotions were out of control,...
    more about Touching the Void Behind the scenes gags

    Movie quotes

    • [first lines]

      Joe Simpson: We climb cause it's fun.

    • Joe Simpson: You gotta make decisions. You gotta keep making decisions, even if they're wrong decisions, you know. If you don't make decisions, you're stuffed.

    • Joe Simpson: We climb 'cause it's fun. And mainly it was fun. That's all we ever did. And we were fairly anarchic and fairly irresponsible, and we didn't give a damn about anyone else or anything else, and we just wanted to climb the world. And it was fun. It was just brilliant fun. And...

      [pause]

      Joe Simpson: Every now and then it went wildly wrong. And...

      [short laugh]

      Joe Simpson: then it wasn't.