Movie Snow Society Juan Antonio Bayona, was a resounding success. Not only is it one of the most watched films in Netflix history, but it also received two nominations for the 2024 Oscars, making it a major milestone in Spanish cinema. But beyond the undoubted technical achievements, the film is an inspired story of physical and spiritual feat. All from the point of view of survivors of the crash of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 in 1972.
Thanks to this triumph, Netflix included the documentary in its catalogue. Snow Society: Who were we in the mountains?, Manuel Romo. The 36-minute production chronicles the film’s creative process, as well as the relationships of the actors behind the camera with the survivors. The result is an emotional document, full of information of interest to audiences interested in what Bayona’s film is about. But much more, youA journey through the months of production that revealed in detail one of the worst aviation tragedies in history.
The documentary ranges from interviews to a look at all the artistic decisions that Bayona and the rest of the technical team made to benefit the storytelling. Including how to adapt Pablo Vierci’s narrative based essentially on his point of view and the point of view of the people around the survivors. Book Snow Societytells the story of the so-called Andean tragedy from an intimate perspective, which presented a challenge to the cinematic talent behind the credits.
Tell a familiar story
One of the things that has attracted the most attention about The Snow Society is its profound scope and data, essentially unpublished, on known historical facts. “Snow Society: Who were we in the mountains?” answers the question by showing how the director made the decision to tell the story from an emotional point of view. This includes taking part in personal testimony. The production shows how each actor took their physical process of losing weight and gaining their characters’ looks to understand what they endured.
Additionally, the story includes real-life survivors who provide all sorts of information of interest to their participation in the film. The group took an active part in the work on the film and approved the most difficult scenes. Especially Nando Parrado, who carefully controlled everything related to how the long days of isolation and fear are told.
“Snow Society: Who were we in the mountains?” – this is not only the overall impression of the film. It is also an overview of an incident that forever changed the face of survival in Latin America. That the documentary’s argument is presented with respectful attention and stands out in a few of its most moving moments.
A tragedy that shook the world
As we recall, the crash of La Fuerza Uruguaya Flight 571 left 29 survivors of the original 45 passengers isolated in the middle of the Andes mountain range. The original group lasted two weeks and then was destroyed by an avalanche. After 72 days in the worst conditions, in which they even resorted to cannibalism with the corpses of the dead, only 16 were saved.
The film “The Snow Society” pays tribute to both the dead and the survivors. A detail that brought the film significant success and even resonated at the Academy Awards.
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