Society of the Snow

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Society of the Snow

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Released Dec 22, 2023

2h 24m

Drama

Adventure

Biography

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In 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which had been chartered to fly a rugby team to Chile, crashed in the heart of the Andes. Only 29 of its 45 passengers survived the accident. Trapped in one of the most hostile and inaccessible environments on the planet, they have to resort to extreme measures to stay alive.

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Critics Consensus

Society of the Snow brings masterful technical skill to bear on its tale of real-life tragedy, but none of that spectacle comes at the expense of its simple, powerful message.

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Audience Says

An outstanding recreation of a grueling true story, Society of the Snow isn't the first film to dramatize these events, but it might be the best.

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Udita Jhunjhunwala

Livemint

J.A. Bayona's film captures the horrors of a plane crash in the Andes as well as the resilience of the human spirit.

Jun 24, 2024

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Rafer Guzman

Newsday

This is a hard movie to watch, but that's because it's an honest depiction of a harrowing ordeal.

Rated: 3/4

Apr 8, 2024

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Emma Fraser

Little White Lies

Bayona ensures this is now the definitive version of this air disaster.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 16, 2024

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Joe Lipsett

Murder Made Fiction Podcast - Bloody Disgusting

A harrowing depiction of the Miracle in the Andes that course corrects several Hollywood elements that marred Marshall's Alive back in 1993. The crash sequence is more challenging, and the group's religious beliefs gain prominence.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 18, 2025

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Nelson Acosta

Koimoi

Bayona uses his many talents as a director to lead his team into a frightening and hopeful place in this survival tale of man against nature.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 3, 2024

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Barbara Goslawski

Exclaim!

Society of the Snow rises above a run-of-the-mill survival story.

Rated: 7/10

Apr 4, 2024

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Valerie

This was beautifully shot and gave a poignant and non-sensationalized account of this true story. The acting was incredible and I appreciated how they acknowledged every person in the crash. I hope the survivors felt that this successfully represented their experience. Seeing the pictures of the real survivors at the end made me cry, plus the scene where the father is reading the names of the survivors and his son is one of them. *tears* Bravo to this excellent film.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/07/24

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danish

Inspiring. Beautifully shot. Oscar winner.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/24/23

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Jenaro V

Que bien hecha está esta película, la dirección de Bayona es impecable, la decisión de plantear la historia principalmente desde el punto de vista de Numa es un acierto total. Desgarradora, desesperante, atemorizante, desesperanzadora, ansiosa, me quedo sin palabras para describir todo lo fuerte que es esta historia y como, de bien, te transmite todo esto.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/12/25

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Mateo P

This movie enter my favorite, it make me feel like if I was in the tragedy of los Andes.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/08/25

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Russell H

This puts you right in there with them, trying to survive. I felt super claustrophobic at one point. Lots of sadness but a great movie

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/25

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Hermosa divina Maravillosa capta todo lo que es la escencia,Sin burlas y con seriedad.Un Gran aplauso a estos Actores 🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/24/25

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J. A. Bayona

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Enzo Vogrincic

Numa Turcatti

Agustín Pardella

Nando Parrado

Esteban Bigliardi

Javier Methol

Simón Hempe

Coche Inciarte

Rafael Federman

Eduardo Strauch

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Synopsis

In 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which had been chartered to fly a rugby team to Chile, crashed in the heart of the Andes. Only 29 of its 45 passengers survived the accident. Trapped in one of the most hostile and inaccessible environments on the planet, they have to resort to extreme measures to stay alive.

Director: J. A. Bayona
Producer: Belén Atienza, Sandra Hermida
Screenwriter: J. A. Bayona, Nicolas Casariego, Jaime Marques Olarreaga, J. A. Bayona, Bernat Vilaplana, Jaime Marques Olarreaga, Nicolas Casariego
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: El Arriero Films, Apaches Entertainment, Cimarrón Cine, Benegas Brothers Productions, Telecinco Cinema
Rating: R (Violent/Disturbing Material|Brief Graphic Nudity)
Genre: Drama, Adventure, Biography
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 22, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 4, 2024
Runtime: 2h 24m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos

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