Snow SocietyIt was a massive success. A film that tells a story Tragedy of the Andesreceived an Oscar nomination for Best International Film. Soon after, a record was set for winning 12 Goya Awards, including for best film of the year. Now you can also add another achievement to your already extensive list. That’s why it became one of the 10 most-watched films in Netflix history less than six months after its release.
The feature film, directed by Juan Antonio Bayona, has racked up 86.1 million views since its premiere in January, according to the same platform. A feat that allowed it to enter the select classification of the most viewed non-English language productions. Moreover, it can also boast that it is in second place in the ranking, second only to the Norwegian troll by Roar Uthaug. The latter racks up an impressive 103 million views. However, the achievement Snow SocietyIt’s surprising that it was released by subscription in just two months.
In addition to Snow Societyuh, there are two more Spanish films on Netflix’s honor roll. Nowhere Alberta Pinto comes in third with 85.7 million views. On the other side, Hole according to Halder Gaztelu, Urrutia ranks fourth with an impressive 82.8 million people.
How does Netflix calculate its list of most watched movies?
As the platform itself explains, every Tuesday figures are published that allow one to analyze the performance of the different productions presented in the catalogue. This is a global segmentation that includes movies (English), TV shows (English), movies (non-English) and TV shows (non-English).
The sample is taken from Monday to Sunday of the previous week, allowing the platform to detail how many times the movie was downloaded or viewed by its users. This last criterion is calculated by dividing the total number of hours that users devoted to a particular content by the total production duration.
An achievement for a film that continues to amaze audiences
The Snow Society was a success for Spanish cinema not only due to the quality of its production. And also because of the interest generated by the true story on which it is based. Based on a book by journalist Pablo Vierci, the film examines what happened to the tragic Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 based on its characters. Thus, this story, although known to most of the public, represents a human and painful journey through an extreme situation.
Another Netflix hit based on the story is a documentary. Snow Society: Who were we in the mountains?, which goes behind the scenes of production. It’s a unique take on how Bayona was able to recreate the accident, while at the same time how he integrated the survivors into the film’s perspective of what happened. One of the film’s greatest triumphs.
Source: Hiper Textual
