Touching the Void: Return to Siula Grande (2004) (V)

Director:

Kevin Macdonald

Genre:

Documentary | Short

Plot:

The story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' return to the mountain of Siula Grande for the making of the film 'Touching The Void'. |

Plot Keywords:

Film Making | Mountain | Return | Reunion | Mountaineering

Cast

Brian Hall	...	Himself
Richard Hawking	...	Himself
Kevin Macdonald	...	Narrator
Joe Simpson	...	Himself
Simon Yates	...	Himself

Also Known As:

Touching the Void: Return to Siula Grande (USA)

Runtime:

UK:24 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

UK:15

Filming Locations:

Lima, Peru

Company:

Darlow Smithson Productions

Trivia:

This documentary is featured on the DVD for Touching the Void (2003).

Movie Connections:

Features The Making of 'Touching the Void' (2003) (TV)

Amazing Making-Of

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

It may come as a surprise to most people who've seen Touching the Void that Joe Simpson and Simon Yates (and Richard Hawkings, later on) actually returned to Siula Grande to make some of the Docu-Drama. Most of the shots that couldn't be repeated in the Alps (where the actors would reenact the story) were actually carried out by Joe and Simon themselves. A truly painful shot is when Joe is preparing, all by himself, to reenact his painful crawl across the rocky area at the base of the mountain. He explains how amazingly difficult it was to be back, and approaches a nervous breakdown, all the while the camera is filming. Poor guy...

This is an amazing side-documentary, and if you've got the DVD, you've got this bit, and if you don't have the DVD, buy it, and don't miss this bit.