Society of the Snow: the horrific true story of the Andes disaster that shocked the world

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Those are the images that I have.” open image in gallery ‘Society of the Snow’ tells the horrifying true story of the 1972 disaster The crash itself was terrible beyond imagination, but it was the shared story of survival and sacrifice that followed, which captivated the public. Society of the Snow director Bayona recalled speaking to one of the survivors who told him, “The first day we did it, it was horrible. The second day we were in a line, waiting for our portion of the food.” open image in gallery Daniel Fernandez, one of the 16 Uruguayan survivors of the 1972 airplane crash, poses in front of a mural made by Graff Express depicting the accident in Montevideo in November 2023 The few who held out eventually gave in after hearing a broadcast on day 11 announcing that the rescue search was called off. open image in gallery Agustin Della Corte as TinTin in ‘Society of the Snow’ Helicopters arrived with a rescue squad, who then went in search of the fuselage with Parrado’s guidance.