Touching the Void (2003)

Simon Cuts Joe Loose

Faced with an impossible situation, Simon (Nicholas Aaron) decides to cut the rope with Joe (Brendan Mackey) on the other end.

Directed by Kevin Macdonald.

Released in 2003 by MGM.

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  • character-type: Narrator
  • character-type: Friend
  • action: Fall
  • action: Cut
  • editors-choice: Falling Scenes
  • primary-genre: Sports and Fitness
  • primary-genre: Foreign
  • primary-genre: Documentary
  • secondary-genre: Documentary
  • secondary-genre: Travel & Adventure Documentaries
  • secondary-genre: Sports Documentaries
  • secondary-genre: British Movies
  • mood: Exciting
  • mood: Suspenseful
  • prop: Snow
  • prop: Knife
  • prop: Ice
  • prop: Rope
  • setting: Mountain
  • theme: Defeat
  • theme: Life and Death
  • theme: Survival
  • theme: Fear
  • theme: Perseverance
  • theme: Choice
  • actor: Brendan Mackey
  • actor: Simon Yates
  • actor: Nicholas Aaron
  • actor: Joe Simpson
  • director: Kevin Macdonald
  • producer: John Smithson
  • producer: Sue Summers
  • producer: Paul Sowerbutts
  • producer: Paul Webster
  • producer: Robin Gutch
  • producer: Gina Marsh
  • producer: Paul Trijbits
  • producer: Charles Furneaux
  • cinematographer: Keith Partridge
  • cinematographer: Mike Eley
  • composer: Alex Heffes
  • editor: Justine Wright
  • costume-designer: Patrick Bill
  • production-designer: Patrick Bill
  • role-name: Simon Yates
  • role-name: Joe Simpson
  • role-name: Himself
  • screenwriter: Joe Simpson
  • year: 2003
  • studio: MGM