Touching the Void (2003)

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The closer you are to death. The more you realize you are alive.

The true story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' disastrous and nearly-fatal mountain climb of 6,344m Siula Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.

Released: 2003-09-05
Genres: Documentary, Action, Adventure, Drama
Runtime: 1h 46m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 7.6/10 from 480 votes

Directed by Kevin Macdonald.

Top cast

Brendan Mackey as Joe Simpson
Nicholas Aaron as Simon Yates
Ollie Ryall as Richard Hawking
Joe Simpson as Himself
Richard Hawking as Himself
Simon Yates as Himself

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Touching the Void

United States: stream on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now; watch free on Kanopy, Pluto TV
United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
Canada: stream on Sundance Now Amazon Channel, Sundance Now, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, Sundance Now Apple TV channel
Australia: stream on Netflix, Foxtel Now, DocPlay, Netflix Standard with Ads, DocPlay Amazon Channel; rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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