Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains (2007)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

Gonzalo Arijon

Writer:

Gonzalo Arijon (writer)

Release Date:

22 October 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

Could you eat human flesh to survive?

Plot:

For the first time ever, survivors of the famous 1972 Andes plane crash tell in their own words their harrowing story of survival. |

Plot Keywords:

Survival | 1972 | Helicopter | Snow | Rugby Team

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Jose Algorta	...	Himself
Roberto Canessa	...	Himself
Juan Catalan	...	Himself
Sergio Catalan	...	Himself
Alfredo Delgado	...	Himself
Daniel Fernandez	...	Himself
Bobby Francois	...	Himself
Roy Harley	...	Himself
Jose Luis Inciarte	...	Himself
Alfredo Mangino	...	Himself
Javier Methol	...	Himself
Carlitos Paez	...	Himself
Nando Parrado	...	Himself
Ramón Sabella	...	Himself
Adolfo Strauch	...	Himself
Eduardo Strauch	...	Himself
Antonio Vizintín	...	Himself
Gustavo Zerbino	...	Himself

Also Known As:

Naufragés des Andes (France) (TV title)
Stranded! The Andes Plane Crash Survivors (UK) (TV title)

Runtime:

130 min | 113 min

Country:

France

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color | Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | USA:Unrated | Japan:PG-12

Exceptional!

The documentary "Stranded: I Have Come From a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains" recounts in gripping detail the 1972 ordeal suffered by a group of Uruguayan rugby players whose airplane crashed in the Andes. Seventy-two days later, 16 survivors came home, having endured injuries, life-threatening cold, starvation, avalanches and unspeakable emotional and physical hardship. Their remarkable story was the subject of the 1974 book "Alive," which was later turned into a fictionalized movie. But here the survivors themselves finally appear on camera to recount and in large part relive their tale, a harrowing story of courage and spiritual transcendence. Their talking-head interviews are punctuated by reenactments, a few ghostly photographs they took during their time in the mountains and footage of their return to the site of the crash two years ago, with family members in tow. Filmmaker Gonzalo Arijon treats the men's story with compassion and sensitivity, especially regarding the cannibalism to which they resorted in order to survive -- a topic of sensationalized media coverage at the time. "Stranded" combines the derring-do of classic adventure tales with far more serious issues of moral agency. And it serves as a haunting reminder to seek joy and beauty, even in the depths of despair.