Society of the Snow (15)

★★★★ J.A. Bayona’s Society Of The Snow is not the first dramatisation of the 1972 Andes air crash, but it is far and away the best. ~ Irish Independent.

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 "La sociedad de la nieve" has been selected to represent Spain at the 2024 Oscars 2024.

A masterpiece by Juan Antonio Bayona about one of the most remarkable stories of the 20th century.

In 1972, a Uruguayan flight crashed in the remote heart of the Andes, forcing survivors to become each other’s best hope.

Languages:
Spanish

Subtitles:
Full English

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★★★★★ A must-see. A film released at the tail end of 2023 will also be among the best of 2024. As one year becomes another, this true story of the October 1972 Andes flight disaster - previously recounted in Frank Marshall's Alive in 1993 - transcends trauma to become a much-needed celebration of the human spirit. ~ RTE.

★★★★ JA Bayona’s powerful retelling of the 1972 rugby team’s flight that crashed in the Andes and the agonising decisions passengers took in order to stay alive is An incredible real-life survival tale. ~ The Guardian.

★★★★ A wrenching, deeply harrowing saga of life, death and the unthinkable, Director JA Bayona mounts the infamous Andes plane crash on an epic scale – and treats the living and the dead with the dignity they deserve. ~ The Telegraph.

★★★★ The crash itself is superbly recreated and there’s an eerie beauty to Bayona’s depiction of the snowy wilderness that felt like hell but looked like heaven. ~ Irish Independent.

★★★★ A viscerally rendered plane crash gives way to an affecting story of humanity and survival. Bayona is on impressive form here. ~ Empire.

★★★★ Bayona elevates this terrifying true-life survival epic with a haunting, eerie spirituality.~ Time Out.

★★★★ The largely unknown cast are excellent, the special effects seamless, and Bayona has a real talent for showing spectacle on a human scale. The result is inspiring, emotive and, in places, shocking, even for those who might think they know the whole story. ~ Radio Times.