Touching the Void (film) Touching the Void (film) Touching the Void is a 2003 docudrama survival film directed by Kevin MacDonald and starring Brendan Mackey, Nicholas Aaron, and Ollie Ryall. The plot concerns Joe Simpson's and Simon Yates's disastrous and near-fatal climb of Siula Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Peruvian Andes in 1985. It is based on Simpson's 1988 book of the same name. Critically acclaimed, "Touching the Void" was listed in PBS's "100 'Greatest' Documentaries of All Time". "The Guardian" described it as "the most successful documentary in British cinema history". In 1985, Joe Simpson and Simon Yates, both experienced mountaineers,
Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story is a 2000 American-Canadian television film, starring Patty Duke, William Devane. Natasha Melnick, Kaj-Erik Eriksen and Elisabeth Rosen. It was directed by Michael Switzer. A problematic and wealthy family travels to the mountains for a family celebration, but their private plane develops some troubles and crashes on an isolated and cold mountain. Now, the family must work together to survive the extreme wilderness conditions, including an avalanche. Laura Fries from Variety magazine gave the film a very bad review, stating: "Keep moving folks. Nothing