The#1 Survival Thriller On Netflix Is: “The most breathtaking and astounding piece of cinema”
A new movie based on a harrowing true story hit Netflix yesterday and went directly to the #1 spot on the charts. The Spanish survival thriller Society of the Snow (Original Title: La sociedad de la nieve) is the new film that has everyone’s attention this week. Let us unpack the movie and dig deeper into this terrifying tale.
Per The Official Synopsis
“In 1972, the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, chartered to fly a rugby team to Chile, catastrophically crashes on a glacier in the heart of the Andes. Only 29 of the 45 passengers survived the crash and finding themselves in one of the world’s toughest environments, they are forced to resort to extreme measures to stay alive.”
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Society of the Snow was directed by J. A. Bayona (The Orphanage, A Monster Calls). The screenplay was written by J. A. Bayona, Bernat Vilaplana, Jaime Marques, and Nicolás Casariego. It is adapted from the book La sociedad de la nieve by Pablo Vierci. The cast includes Enzo Vogrincic Roldán (Yosi, The Regretful Spy), Matías Recalt (Apache: The Life of Carlos Tevez), Diego Vegezzi (Toublanc), and Esteban Kukuriczka (Habitación Disponible).
The film is based on the true story of Flight 571 and the survivors’ accounts. A rugby team boarded the plane on Oct. 13, 1972, a rugby team on their way to a match, but the plane crashed. The surviving members were left stranded in the Andes Mountains for 72 days. – Netflix Tudum
Many fans think it is one of the best movies of last year and hope it gets some accolades during this award season. Tons of people feel that it is a technically breathtaking movie as they hurl compliments at J. A. Bayona and his team.
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I remember my mother watching Alive when I was a kid. Because the movie cast all white guys, I was today years old when I realized it was the story of a Uruguayan rugby team. We all owe it to ourselves to see the film the story deserved back in 1993. If you are also making time to go to Netflix and cry, find me at @misssharai.
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