
On Friday, the 13th of October, 1972, a charter plane carrying 45 passengers, including a college rugby team, vanished over the desolate, snow-covered Andes Mountains. For 72 days, the world thought they were dead. But for 16 survivors, including 20 year-old Nando Parrado, what they experienced was worse than death. Trapped in the sub-zero degree temperatures for over 72 days, the survivors faced circumstances that no human should ever have to endure. Fighting just to stay al... (Full plot summary below)
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On Friday, the 13th of October, 1972, a charter plane carrying 45 passengers, including a college rugby team, vanished over the desolate, snow-covered Andes Mountains. For 72 days, the world thought they were dead. But for 16 survivors, including 20 year-old Nando Parrado, what they experienced was worse than death. Trapped in the sub-zero degree temperatures for over 72 days, the survivors faced circumstances that no human should ever have to endure. Fighting just to stay alive, hope was a cruel mirage in a landscape that offered nothing but despair and death. Against all odds one man led an expedition into the mountains in a desperate attempt to reach civilization. For the first time ever, the hero of Uruguayan Flight 571, Nando Parrado, tells his story in its entirety. Parrado, who lost his mother, sister, and scores of friends among the 29 victims of Uruguayan Flight 571, shares a complete, candid and unflinching account of the 72 days of suffering that followed the crash, including factors that led to his courageous decision to climb out of the mountains and-together with fellow survivor Roberto Canessa-save 15 others.
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| User ReviewDipesh SAwesome movie must watch movie full of disappointment and human emotions |
| User ReviewAndrew BProvides an engaging and enjoyable documentary that doesn't stray from the truth of human instinct, anthropophagy, and hope. It's very much encouraging and naturally pulls on your emotions unlike other documentaries. |
| User ReviewSerge LThis is an excellent documentary with reenactments, real photos, and personal comments by some survivors about the incredible survivors of the plane crash that wa the subject of an hollywood film years ago. Here we learn exactly what happened, how, and it is very real. It's a real life drama that is continuous for several months. They were forced to eat soylent green, as we know. One of the survivors had the fortitude to lead and ultimately find help. But this could have ended worse. Had they been prepared for such eventuality, they might have done better, but considering their ignorance and unpreparedness, they did their best. Similar to the series "I should not be alive" in treatment. |
| User ReviewCheryl FFantastic and awe inspriring. It's amazing what the human spirit is capable of. A must watch. |