Touching the Void
Programme summary:
Peru, May 1985 – Joe Simpson and Simon Yates, ambitious young mountaineers, set off to scale the hitherto unclimbed West Face of Siula Grande, a remote and treacherous peak in the Peruvian Andes. Simpson and Yates reach the summit but shortly after starting the descent, an accident turns their daring expedition into a desperate fight for survival.
Programme info:
Broadcaster: Channel 4, Film Four, PBS, UK Film Council, Pathe
Distributor: Pathe
Genre: Drama Documentary
Format: 1 x 90 min
Production year: 2002
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Producer: John Smithson
Related programmes:
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Awards:
- 2007 – Moscow Mountaineering Film Festival, Winner of Grand Prix
- 2004 – BAFTA, Alexandra Korda Award for Best Film
- 2004 – British Independent Film Awards, Best Feature Documentary
- 2004 – Evening Standard British Film Awards, Best Film
- 2004 – British Independent Film Awards, Best Technical Achievement for Cinematography
- 2004 – International Berg & Abenteuer Film Festival Austria, Grand Prix
- 2004 - Trento Mountain Festiva, Italy, Grand Prix
- 2004 – Tegernsee Film Festival Germany, Award for Sports & Action Film
- 2004 - Tegernsee Film Festival Germany, Audience Award
- 2003 – Kendall Mountain Film Festival, Best Film & Audience Prize
- 2003 – Kendall Mountain Film Festival, People’s Jury Award
- 2003 – BANFF Mountain Film Festival, Best Feature Film
- 2003 – Festival d’Autrans France, Grand Prix Documentaire