+ azdr0710 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 new Netflix-produced 2:10-long movie just out yesterday on Netflix in the US about the oft-told story of the Uruguayan rugby team stranded in the Andes after a 1972 plane crash.......a Spanish production with Uruguayan and Argentine actors and a reported budget of over 65 million euros........some scenes were filmed at the actual crash site.......has already won several 2023 film festival awards with many more pending this year.....most of the actual survivors watched a showing of it during pre-premiere screenings......fantastic score, effects, cinematography, even make-up (gore, prosthetics).......dubbed English with English subtitles.........exceedingly emotional at the end (have the Kleenex ready!).....rated R for violent action scenes, gore, and brief graphic nudity (the survivors being cleaned up in the showers after rescue)...... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_of_the_Snow https://time.com/6551709/society-of-the-snow-true-story-netflix/ marylander1940, + Pensant and + stevenkesslar 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSR Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 The film sounds great, but intense. I plan on watching at some point, but it might take me a while to ready myself first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Pensant Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 I read the book years ago. Looking forward to watching this film. marylander1940 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marylander1940 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 (edited) 22 hours ago, azdr0710 said: new Netflix-produced 2:10-long movie just out yesterday on Netflix in the US about the oft-told story of the Uruguayan rugby team stranded in the Andes after a 1972 plane crash.......a Spanish production with Uruguayan and Argentine actors and a reported budget of over 65 million euros........some scenes were filmed at the actual crash site.......has already won several 2023 film festival awards with many more pending this year.....most of the actual survivors watched a showing of it during pre-premiere screenings......fantastic score, effects, cinematography, even make-up (gore, prosthetics).......dubbed English with English subtitles.........exceedingly emotional at the end (have the Kleenex ready!).....rated R for violent action scenes, gore, and brief graphic nudity (the survivors being cleaned up in the showers after rescue)...... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_of_the_Snow https://time.com/6551709/society-of-the-snow-true-story-netflix/ There's a museum in Montevideo about this miracle. Edited January 7 by marylander1940 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marylander1940 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Previous movie "Alive" based on the book, crash scene! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBiDude Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Isn't this the same story as "Alive", book and movie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBiDude Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 On 1/6/2024 at 10:21 PM, MikeBiDude said: Isn't this the same story as "Alive", book and movie? Society of the Snow vs. Alive: What Are the Differences Between Andes Plane Crash Movies? | Den of Geek WWW.DENOFGEEK.COM Two movies tell the same tragic tale 30 years apart. What, if anything, do they have in common? Marc in Calif 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ azdr0710 Posted January 17 Author Share Posted January 17 Netflix's ‘Society of the Snow’ proves one of its biggest non-English movie hits WWW.NBCNEWS.COM After 11 days on Netflix, “Society of the Snow” has punched 51 million views, reaching the streamer's Top 10 biggest non-English language films list. thomas and BSR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBiDude Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Just watched this, was really impressed. Good short “making of…” also available on Netflix. Director/actors make you really feel it. thomas, BSR, + Cash4Trash and 1 other 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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