Society of the Snow

“Society of the Snow” is a survival movie based on the true story of the 1972 Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crash. The movie is directed by J.A. Bayona. It tells the story of a group of Uruguayan rugby players who were flying to Chile, but their plane crashed in the Andes mountains. They became stuck there for 72 days, far away from help.

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The survivors try their best to stay alive, even though they have very little food, no way to communicate, and extremely cold weather. They face hunger and see their friends die one by one. As time goes on, they must make a very hard and sad decision: they have to eat the bodies of their dead friends in order to survive.

The actors in “Society of the Snow” act very naturally. Their facial expressions, like fear and tiredness, look real and match the difficult situation. Their movements also look realistic. They walk slowly, their bodies bend from cold and exhaustion, and their small movements show pain and hunger. These details make the movie feel very real.

This movie teaches us not to give up, and that helping each other is very important in difficult times. It also teaches us about sacrifice, sometimes we need to make hard choices for the good of everyone.

This movie is highly recommended for people who like survival stories and true events. It is not only exciting and tense, but also shows real human struggle. Overall, this movie is more than a survival story, it is a story about hope and human strength in the hardest situations. (MEI)