A film and re-enactment of the first Siula Grande accent in the Peruvian Andes in 1985 by climbers Joe Simpson (Brendan Mackey) and Simon Yates (Nicholas Aaron) and the resulting tragedy. Yates is forced to lower him down the mountain with ropes in a dangerous snowstorm after Simpson broke his leg in a spill on the descent. Their plan works for a while, but finally positions Yates in a situation where he is forced to choose whether to cut off the rope and save himself or probably die from exposure fighting for a lost cause. While the cost of acting and production is a small budget, the story is going to blow your mind. This focuses on bravery, fear, remorse, and obligation questions. While you're leaving you thinking, "What would I have done?
Review of Touching the Void
