On Friday, the 13th of October, 1972, a charter plane carrying 45 passengers, including a college rugby team, vanished over the desolate, snow-covered Andes Mountains. For 72 days, the world thought they were dead. But for 16 survivors, including 20 year-old Nando Parrado, what they experienced was worse than death. Trapped in the sub-zero degree temperatures for over 72 days, the survivors faced circumstances that no human should ever have to endure. Fighting just to stay alive, hope was a cruel mirage in a landscape that offered nothing but despair and death. Against all odds one man led an expedition into the mountains in a desperate attempt to reach civilization. For the first time ever, the hero of Uruguayan Flight 571, Nando Parrado, tells his story in its entirety. Parrado, who lost his mother, sister, and scores of friends among the 29 victims of Uruguayan Flight 571, shares a complete..
| IMDB Rating | 8.6 out of 10 |
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| Genre | Documentary |
| Release Date | 20 October 2010 |
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| Runtime(min) | 103 |
| Language | English |
| Actors | James Lentzsch, Benjamin Josse, Kelly Haitz, Cindy Latch, Vince Roberts, Dorian Roberts, Everette Scott Ortiz, Ben Keyworth, Heather Child, Mark T. Lee, Alfred Ramirez, Taylor Witt, James Lawrence Sicard, Larry Rodriguez, Tim Wylie |
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