SOCIETY OF THE SNOW PRODUCTION
I n October 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashed in the Andes mountains, leaving those aboard fighting for their lives in the brutal elements for 72 days. The plane had been privately chartered by a rugby team bound for a reunion match in Santiago, but it never made it to its destination. Instead, the young men and the friends they’d invited along were left starving and stranded, battling horrific injuries, freezing temperatures and scarce food supplies. When rescuers eventually located the wreckage, they discovered that only 16 out of the 45 passengers and crew had survived the ordeal. They did so by resorting to the unthinkable: eating the remains of their fallen companions. MIRACLE IN THE ANDES Over half a century on, the details of what unfolded during those ten harrowing weeks in the Andes still grip us. It’s a narrative that’s proved irresistible to filmmakers – inspiring countless documentaries and cinematic
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