Touching the Void(2003)
The closer you are to death. The more you realize you are alive.
The true story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' disastrous and nearly-fatal mountain climb of 6,344m Siula Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.
Movie: Touching the Void
Top 6 Billed Cast
Joe Simpson
Simon Yates
Richard Hawking
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