Last month I reviewed Survive! (see the review here). That film was an exploitative depiction of the Miracle in the Andes, the harrowing plight of a rugby team that was stranded in the Andes after a plane crash in which 29 out of the 45 passengers survived. The next 72 …
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Early January of 2024 will see the Netflix release of Society of the Snow, directed by J.A. Bayona (The Orphanage 2007). The film is based on the infamous 1972 Uruguyan plane crash in the Andes which carried a team of rugby players as well as their families and other passengers. …
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