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My father took these. He was a maniac for the camera.

That's me.

That's Felipe and Nando.

That's Alex Morales, he died instantly.

That's Antonio, captain of the team.

After 20 years, you analyse a lot.

You remember people, heroism.

"The Miracle of the Andes," that's what they called it.

Many people come up to me and say...

...that had they been there, they surely would have died.

But that makes no sense.

Because until you're in a...

...situation like that...

...you have no idea...

...how you'll behave.

To be affronted by solitude without...

...decadence, or a single material thing to prostitute it

elevates you to a spiritual plane...

...where I felt the presence of God.

Now, there's the God they taught me about at school.

And there is the God that's hidden...

...by what surrounds us in this civilization.

That's the God I met on the mountain.

-Could you get me some tea? -Yes, sir.

-Want some tea? -No, thanks.

That's it.

Come on! Give me the ball! Over here!

Come on!

Watch out!

Now, where did you stay when you were in Paris? Left bank or right?

Excuse me, please.

Paris is not for you, Canessa.

-Why not? -You have too intensity for Paris.

How can I justify that to the guys?

He missed practice one day last week,

and he missed practice once the week before.

-Well, I think he's alright. -He missed the plane too.

Now, look, I'm captain of the team. I'll say what's okay.

If you want to play rugby, if you wanna play in a team,

and you got to be there a 100 percent.

-Alright? -Yes.

Okay, everybody to the right side of the plane.

Let's get it...

Let me get in.

-Okay, go on. -Come on.

Hey.

-Mama, look. -What?

The mountains, they're so beautiful. Look.

Don't make me look at the mountains. I'm scared.

The mountains look like big teeth.

Don't worry. We're gonna be on the ground in 20 minutes.

Good.

Now, let's talk about something else. Have a chocolate.

Thank you.

It's clouding up a bit.

Just stay above the weather.

No problem.

What's more important to you? Rugby or girls?

Girls.

You?

Girls.

But when I'm playing, rugby's the most important thing.

Unless girls are watching?

Right.

Come on, switch seats. I want to see the mountains.

Don't climb on the seats, OK?

-Watch yourself. -Alright, I'm moving.

Uruguayan 571, cleared to 10,000 ft. Thank you.

-Here's your tea, sir. -Thank you.

Turning on the seat belt signs, Stuart.

Get those kids to seat down back there.

We're going to a little weather on our approach.

Okay.

We'll be landing soon. Everybody, please sit down.

Alright guys, everybody, please sit down.

Do you think they hear you?

Come on now. Sit down.

See? I told you. Now, sit down.

Alrighty, anything to calm your nerves.

What's going on?

Look what Alonso's doing.

Ladies and gentlemen, put on your parachutes!

We're jumping into the Andes mountain!

-Put that down and sit down. -Alright, alright.

Put that cigarette out.

My God!

You OK?

Nando, is everything alright?

Everything's fine, that's just an air pocket.

Mom, it scared me, too.

Mother of God, no!

-Oh, shit! -Full throttle. Come on! Full throttle!

Come on!

What happened?

Are we supposed to fly so close to the mountains?

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with Thee...

Power! We need more power!

I can't...

Oh, man!

It's stopped.

Jesus!

I think I'm alright. Alex?

Speak up!

He's dead!

Zerbino, are you OK?

People are hurt Tonio I've only been in med school six months.

Help me out.

Eduardo. Where's he going?

Is Canessa okay?

-Yes... -Where's Eduardo?

He went back. You better go get him.

Eduardo, come back here.

Help Canessa. Help him.

Lilliana!

Lilliana!

Lilliana!

I'm alright.

I can't breathe.

It's the altitude.

You're OK. Just relax and breathe.

What should I do?

Hey, you wanna look up... look with that mess.

Canessa!

Help Federico.

His leg is cut.

I'm fine.

Help the wounded.

I saved us, I said Hail Mary we didn't...

Move out the way.

What should I do?

Go to the back get... get some air.

Okay.

Just sit right there.

Bobby!

Bobby Francois!

Hey, Carlitos!

-Smoke? -Yeah.

Stay with me.

Please, stay with me.

There's two dead in baggage.

-Please! -Stay with Felipe.

Easy, ma'am, easy.

My legs!

Yes, ma'am, I'm sorry about your legs.

-Roy, are you hurt? -I don't know.

Come on, then. Help me. Come on.

Take the other side. Ready? One, two, three!

Alberto.

Dead.

I'm not dead.

Never felt worse in my life but I am not dead.

Alright. Let's move this stuff.

Be careful!

Both my legs are broken.

How's Nando?

I don't think so.

Maybe it's just as well.

His mother's dead.

Please, please.

There's other people who are hurt.

I'll stay with you.

Thank you.

You got a minute?

Yeah, what is it Pablo?

It's this.

Is it serious?

Forget it. You're alright.

-You think so? -Yeah, don't worry about it.

You're strong as an ox.

Give a hand with this seat over here.

Come on.

Here.

Tie it up with this shirt and I'll see to it later.

Water.

Mama!

Mama, I want to go home!

I want to go home!

Sit her down here.

Canessa. Canessa.

You better go see about this pilot.

OK. Help me move her.

Okay, we're gonna give it one more try, Mrs Alfonsin.

-No, don't! You'll kill me! -We've got to get the legs out.

Let them do it, ma'am. They've got to do it.

Maybe we shouldn't.

One, two, three, pull!

Stop!

Stop! Stop!

We're going to kill her!

I gotta stop, I can't do it, man.

-This is horrible! -Alright!

-Alright, alright. -Do not touch it!

Let's get this loosen us up, okay?

To get some room in here.

Water. Water.

Wa... water.

Hand me some snow.

Here.

Where's the radio? We should call Santiago.

We passed Curico.

We... we... we passed Curico.

My friend, the radio...

My... my bag.

How do we call Santiago?

11.

300.

I got the dial.

11, 300.

Okay.

It's dead. There's no power at all.

My bag.

He wants his bag.

There isn't much on the floor.

I don't... I don't see his bag.

We're looking. What's in the bag?

My gun.

My gun.

No, my friend, we can't be a part of that.

Put this up, up on that side.

My hands are freezing!

Well...

...it's too late.

-The rescuers will never see us today. -Stop.

-Guess we'll be spending the night. -Rescuers?

How will they find us?

Don't worry, they'll find us.

The temperature's gonna drop when it gets dark.

Maybe 30, 40 degrees.

Don't worry, we'll deal with that.

Don't worry.

I'm cold.

This come off, we can use this as blankets.

That's a good idea.

Everybody, let's unzip this covers off the seats...

...to use as blankets.

-Pablo, how's your stomach? -Good. Fine.

Good.

-Who's that? -Canessa. Come on!

I thought it was just a coat but when I went to take it there he was.

-Are you hurt? -Identify yourself! Identify yourself!

My name is Roberto Canessa. I'm a medical student.

I'm a member of the rugby team that chartered this plane.

You're a member of the flight crew, aren't you?

Aren't you?

Yes.

I'm the mechanic.

Do you know how to fix radios?

No.

You took this coat off a girl over there, didn't you?

No!

You're right. This is Anna Parrado's coat.

Put it back on her.

Take it off her again and I'll kill you.

Excuse me.

Eduardo, how you doing?

I'm going to bed.

That way?

Come on, Eduardo.

He bumped his head.

Hey, Roberto?

Want some wine?

Thanks.

Where'd you get wine?

Hugo found a shit load of bottles in this part.

He thinks it was the pilot's.

Well...

...it would explain how he flew his plane.

We're completely screwed.

I don't know.

Get back there and help the others.

We're gonna be fine.

Who are you trying to convince, Antonio?

I had no...

...premonition.

So much for ESP.

That was a good idea about the seat covers.

Thank you.

Have some wine.

Thanks.

Got all the covers.

Put them inside. Near the front.

I'm dying!

My sweet God in Heaven, the pain!

I'm in so much pain.

It must be terrible.

Calm yourself.

God will take care of you.

My legs!

God forgive you all for not helping me!

-I'm in agony! -Shut up!

Shut up, you... shut up you stupid cow, or I'll punch your face in!

I swear to God, I will!

Shut up!

God!

It's cold!

Antonio!

It's too cold. We're going to freeze.

Roy!

Roy.

Roy. Come on, Roy.

We've got to stuff up this hole.

Come on, or we'll freeze to death!

-With what? -With the Luggage and stuff.

-I'm so cold, Antonio. -Come on. Come on.

Grab a suitcase.

-What are you doing? -Come on, you too, Rafael.

I'm freezing!

We've got to stuff up this hole.

Help me with this seat, Rafael.

-Put it on the bottom in here. -Okay.

With the suitcase.

Give me a hand.

Carlitos?

Are you awake?

Are you serious?

-You know what I think? -What?

I think Nando's not so bad.

I don't know.

Let's put him between us to keep him warm.

Be careful with his head.

Move him over.

Blanket.

Canessa.

Hugo's trying to revive Nando.

Look, I'm not doing anything else to help anybody. I've done enough!

I hate these idiots.

If you don't shut your mouth I'll hate you too!

Leave me alone.

I feel sick to my stomach.

Here.

Try and sleep, Javier.

It's just altitude sickness.

Don't be scared.

Thanks.

-Well, we have cigarettes. -Yeah.

How will they find us?

They have to know about where we went down.

Don't worry, they'll find us.

What happened?

You knocked your head.

We crashed?

Yeah.

Unbelievable.

He's dead.

Help me move him out.

-Roberto? Roberto? -He's dead?

Yeah.

Help Zerbino move him and take him to the back.

We have to clean cabin situations like this.

Come on, Carlitos, help me lift him.

How are you doing, Susana?

My feet hurt.

Anybody with a broken arm or leg should go out and...

...lay it in the snow.

It'll help the swelling go down.

They've gotten cold.

How's that?

Thank you.

What's the story in here?

They're both dead.

You're the mechanic, right?

Do you have any signal flares?

No.

Emergency supplies?

No. Nothing like that.

-What's wrong with him? -What's wrong with you?

What about the radio?

What about the radio?

Can it be made to work?

Nah, not without batteries!

Well, are there batteries or not?

The batteries are in the tail, and the...

...the tails gone!

Forget it, he's crazy.

Anyway, does it really matter about the radio.

They're nice but they'll find us with or without a radio.

-Are you sure? -I haven't a doubt in my mind.

Who's that?

The woman who was screaming all night, Mrs Alfonsin.

Don't tell me it's her.

What's the matter?

I yelled at her, and I told her to shut up.

We all wanted to, Carlitos.

But I did.

Now she's dead.

I'm so ashamed.

God forgive me!

Hey, take it easy.

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on Earth as it is in Heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses

as we forgive those who trespass against us.

Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Chocolate covered peanuts...

...small chocolate bars, four bottles of wine, half bottle of rum...

...and nine crackers.

How many of us are there?

Twenty-seven.

-We're gonna starve. -Look...

...this weather can't last.

There's probably gonna be helicopters

coming over those mountains this afternoon.

But we're gonna be careful, we're gonna ration what we have.

I like a big lunch.

One cap-full of wine...

...one square of chocolate each.

I prefer a big lunch to a big dinner.

Come on. Form a line.

Careful.

Thank you, Antonio for the teeny chocolate piece.

You're welcome.

Fill this. It's not for me.

Then who's it for?

Nando.

He's unconscious.

So, he still gets a share.

Give it to him.

The king is generous today.

Lift up his head.

-He looks better. -Yeah.

He looks fabulous.

-Thank God we have cigarettes. -Thousands of cigarettes.

I could just smoke until my brain dries up, you know that?

What's that?

It's an airplane!

It's the search party!

If we can't see them, they can't see us.

What is that you're humming?

The Look of Love.

How beautiful.

I'm thinking about our children.

Yeah.

Me too.

Home.

Now, there's one of these inside the back of each chair.

Snow.

And the snow it'll melt and we'll have water.

You're a genius, Fito!

This is terrific.

Make more of these.

I'll mark off a big square of snow so nobody will piss in it.

Daniel, come help me.

Antonio's got the makings of a dictator.

No comment.

Coche?

Yeah?

Play Flight of the Bumble Bee.

Fuck you.

To be fair to this dilemma...

...this is a beautiful spot.

Not a tree, not a bird, not a blade of grass.

Yeah, paradise.

Guys, can you help?

There's things to do here, you know?

Stuff it, Roy!

Yeah, I'll pay for the pizza if you go and get it.

How are you doing?

Let me sleep.

Canessa.

What?

Canessa, look at Nando.

I think he's alright.

I think he's alright.

I think he's waking up.

Nando?

Nando.

See? I told you.

If you grind your teeth like that, you'll ruin your smile.

Nando.

Focus on me.

Come on. Focus on me.

Focus on me.

Roberto Canessa.

He knows you!

What happened?

We crashed.

My mother?

She's dead.

Nando, Nando. Listen!

Forget your mother! Forget your mother.

Your sister's alive.

Susana's alive and she needs you... she needs you to take care of her.

Where is she?

You need to rest first.

Where is she? Where is she?

Susana!

Susana!

Nando?

Susana?

I'm... I'm here now.

Hey! Hey!

Hey! Come on!

-Hey! -Help!

There was a plane! Come on!

-Hey! Hey! -Hello! Hey!

Can they see us?

-Can they see us? -Of course they can!

-Hey! -Here we are!

He dipped... he dipped his wings! He dipped his wings!

The wings did dip! The wings dip dip! I saw it!

You saw it too?

I knew they would find us! I knew it!

We're saved!

We're going home!

We're going home!

Pizza for everybody!

We're going home, Federico!

-How are you guys doing? -Fine.

Good.

Drink some of this.

What about the rationing?

We've been seen. Drink.

Antonio's asleep.

Look at Roy, he's asleep too.

He even sleeps to Antonio's beat.

He's like his dog.

Carlitos, pass the piss pot.

How do you think they'll save us?

Helicopters.

A plane. A big plane.

It has to be helicopters, okay? There's no place to land.

We landed.

Yeah, right!

We landed like that.

What is that?

Chocolate.

Go on.

It's only got to last until tomorrow.

He's right. Give me a piece.

You think you should you be doing that?

Why not? It's over.

The helicopters will come in the morning.

We should wait until we see the helicopters.

How are you feeling?

Not bad.

Time to eat?

Yeah.

Where are they?

They're coming.

It's gonna be dark soon.

What is this?

What the hell is this?

What's the matter?

Am I losing my mind?

I must be losing my mind.

Who has been in this box?

What pig has been in this box?

Don't you know that you're playing with our lives?

There's virtually nothing left!

Why didn't you take a knife and slit our throats while we slept?

Who was it?

Who was it?

It was me.

I can't believe it!

I thought they're picking us up.

And they will!

But it could be a land rescue!

They may have to come to this mountains on foot!

They could take days, a week!

We have nothing to eat!

We're trapped!

I know, Antonio, but I thought they were coming this morning.

Who are you to damn with my life?

Who are you against the rest of us?

It wasn't just him, Antonio. I stole food too.

-Me, too. -I drank wine.

-I ate chocolate. -Me too.

Everybody took something, Antonio,

except for maybe Javier and Lilliana.

I only reason I didn't because I'm nauseous.

Not to me!

Am I the leader of this group?

I don't know. Are you?

I'm the captain of the team.

Is this still a team or a bunch of cut-throats now after do each other in?

Answer me!

Shall we take a vote?

We don't need to vote. You're leader.

Answer me this, Antonio.

If they spotted us, even if it is a land rescue...

...why haven't they dropped us any supplies?

They could have done that by now.

They would have done that by now.

I have an idea to build...

...two hammocks for Federico and Alberto.

It would be better for their legs.

-You gonna help me, Zerbino? -Sure.

I'll help too.

I saw some poles and straps. I'm sure we can do it.

It's been five days.

This is the fifth day.

I'm hungry.

-Lift it up. -OK.

Just like new.

OK, we need two more belts.

Hey, look!

-It's a radio! -I wish it were a transmitter.

Does it work?

I hear static.

Better get to Antonio right away before he starts yelling.

Okay.

Gustavo, will we get this done before dark or what?

Sure.

I can hear something.

We'll have to make an aerial.

Where are the planes?

Where are the planes?

How is she?

I don't know. She's asleep.

And how are you, Nando?

Me?

Fine.

Don't worry.

No helicopters yet.

She's dying.

You can't know that.

And when she's dead...

...I'm gonna climb out of these god damned mountains...

...back to my father, back to my room in my house.

How are you gonna do that? You'll freeze to death.

Not if I wear enough clothes, I wouldn't.

You'd starve to death, Nando.

You can't climb a mountain on little piece of chocolate and a sip of wine.

Then I'll cut some meat off the pilots.

After all, they got us into this mess.

How you doing?

Okay.

You?

I'm better.

At least I'm off the floor.

Right.

How's your leg?

I don't know.

Mine are bad.

It'll be okay.

Nando.

Thanks.

Have you looked at Alberto's legs?

Yeah.

Alberto's legs are much worse than mine.

Alberto has some problems and you has some problems.

Let me tell you something, Roberto.

My name is Federico Aranda and I will return.

Okay.

Now, Alberto's in much worse shape than me.

We've got to keep an eye on Alberto.

-Okay. -Okay.

Okay.

Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!

-Don't talk that way! -Moncho! Moncho! Moncho!

All I said was...

Don't... don't say it again.

-What's happening? -Antonio heard on the radio...

...that none of the planes have seen us.

-Yet -Yet.

It looks bad.

Shut up, Montero!

We have to climb...

...and we could find the tail.

Hey, hey, hey! The batteries are in the tail.

And you can work the transmitter, call for help.

We've got to do something.

We're gonna starve.

Tomorrow, we climb.

How much further is it?

Come on!

Come on!

Canessa, I can't go on!

I'm dying for a breath.

Come on.

Let's just take one more push.

Let's do it!

That's it.

Grab my feet. Hold on to them!

Got you!

Hold on!

Pull up!

Pull me up! Pull me up!

That was terrible.

I could use some oxygen.

Yeah.

Me, too.

We're gonna have to go back.

This is harder than I thought.

I'm just so weak.

Know what Nando said?

What?

He said if he gets too weak, he'll eat one of the pilots.

You know, for crashing the plane.

We better get back.

When the sun drops, we'll freeze.

Curico.

Pilot said we'd just passed Curico.

And there it is, well into Chile.

Where did you find the map?

-I found it. -He's made a science of it.

This valley we're in opens only to the east.

That just leads deeper into the mountains.

The way out is to the west.

To the west of Chile.

Over these mountains are the green valleys of Chile.

We can forget that.

Alberto has a map.

It'll take a lot more than a map to get out here.

Who would try to climb it? A little hill kicked our asses.

Climb on those mountains, who's gonna do that? Superman?

At this altitude with no food, we're weak as kittens.

And I'll tell you right now.

Either we're saved...

...or we're dead.

The time has come.

No more bullshit.

We've got to pray, man.

Let's say the rosary.

I'm not saying the rosary, Carlitos. I'm an agnostic.

Don't say it, then.

See if God saves you.

Anybody else want to roll the dice that way, fine!

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with Thee.

Blessed art thou amongst women...

...and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, mother of God,

pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with Thee.

Blessed art thou amongst women

and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, mother of God,

pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with Thee.

Blessed art thou amongst women

and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, mother of God,

pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with Thee.

Blessed art thou amongst women...

...and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, mother of God,

pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with Thee.

Blessed art thou amongst women...

I'm not God, you know?

I can't save you.

I can't be responsible.

I tried because I'm captain, but who could do this?

Who has the strength?

Who has the strength?

Hey, don't be a fool.

That's right, you're not God.

Don't take so much on and you won't feel so bad. Don't be.

Everybody knows you've done plenty to keep us together.

I can't help it.

I think of my mother.

I think about my children.

It's the same for me.

And you'll see them again.

I know I will.

I know I will.

Susana's dead.

My sister's dead.

I'm sorry, Nando.

I'll keep her by me tonight, and tomorrow I'll take her out.

She won't need her coat.

I can't believe it, Roy.

I can't believe it.

They've called off the search.

They've given up.

They think we're dead.

I'll kill you! I'll kill you! You promised... You promised me!

What's going on?

I heard on the radio.

They called off the search.

Get up.

Better go tell the others.

I can't.

It'll kill everybody's hope.

What's so great about hope?

Hey, Daniel!

Let's get everybody together.

I don't know.

Alright, alright.

Is everybody here?

Yeah, yeah, we're all here.

Thank you.

Okay.

Listen, I got something to tell you.

Good news, they called off the search.

-No, no. -What?

How the hell is that good news?

'Cause it means we're going to get out of here on our own, alright?

We're gonna save ourselves. What's that you said, Alberto?

Chile's to the west, right?

That's right.

He's crazy!

It won't work.

When we tried to climb, we had no strength.

It's true.

That's 'cause you had no food.

Now, if the search is been called off,

then we're on our own to save our lives and we've got to eat!

Eat what?

What? What?

No.

The dead?

No.

He means we should eat the dead.

That's right.

We should eat the dead.

It's what we've got to face.

Oh, no.

Nando!

Nando's right.

-What? -I can't believe that I'm here!

You too, Roberto?

You're talking about eating people!

I'm talking about eating meat so we don't die.

-I couldn't do it. -It's disgusting.

I couldn't do it.

It's disgusting, so what?

If I had a wound that was rotten and needed to be washed out,

you'd do it even if it was disgusting.

Yeah, but I wouldn't eat you.

Shut up!

Sorry.

Do you believe we have a soul that when we die,

our soul leaves our body?

I don't know. I'm not a priest!

Okay, alright.

Look, I don't want to talk about this.

Neither do I, Gustavo but we have to.

We're starving and we're trapped.

Now, if the soul, if there is a soul,

leaves the body when we die, then the body is just a carcass.

This is the beginning of the end.

What's out there in the snow is just meat, Antonio.

Food.

I won't do it. I'd rather die.

I do believe in God

and I fear to have him judge me if I do anything like that.

Well, he put us here.

Maybe he did, as a test...

...to see what we'd do...

...to see if we'd remain civilised.

I don't think God care whether we're civilised.

Well, how the hell do you know?

Let Tintin speak. He never says anything.

I always thought God wants us to follow our heart, use our reason...

...struggle to live.

-At any price? -No.

We shouldn't murder innocents to live.

What about our innocence?

What could become of our innocence if we survive as cannibals?

Well, I'm sorry, but I can't do it.

I'm with you.

I don't think I could do it.

How could we go back to our families?

When you could go back alive. I think they'd prefer that.

Roberto.

Are you ready to go out there

and cut flesh from a human body and eat it?

None of us can decide a thing like this.

We're alone here.

We could be on the moon.

There must've been situations like this all the way back...

...the first people.

I don't know.

There's nothing left for us to do but pray.

So?

They're going to pray.

They'll decide in the morning.

What have we done that God now asks us

to eat the bodies of our dead friends?

What would you think they would have thought?

I don't know.

I can't sleep.

Hey, don't waste the battery.

I know that if I died...

...that if my dead body could help you stay alive...

...I'd want you to use it.

In fact, if I do die and you don't eat me,

I'm gonna come back wherever I am and give you a good kick your ass!

That's a good one.

Take my hand and pledge with me.

Whoever dies, agrees...

...use my body as food.

Alright.

I pledge.

-I agree. -Me, too.

I'm in.

Me, too.

Carlos?

I'm thinking.

Antonio?

Yeah.

Can you just promise...

...if you eat me...

...that you clean your plates?

God bless you all.

Pablo.

-Pablo. -Yeah?

-How's your stomach? -Fine.

Let's show it, let me see.

-Looks great. -Told you.

You should be dead, you know.

So what do you think, Tintin?

I think we should eat.

If we do this, we'll never be the same again.

It's like Communion.

From their death, we live.

People will understand.

This should be good for the cutting.

Alright. Give me that.

It's very difficult to cut.

The meat's almost frozen.

I'm going to eat this piece.

Somebody take this.

Someone take this and eat it.

Come on!

I tell you one thing,

if I have meat in my belly, I intend to get something done.

Where were you?

You didn't take from my sister, did you?

No.

It wasn't a woman. I don't know who it was.

How are the others eating?

-One by one. -Good.

Look, I'll do what I can, Roberto. I'm strong when I'm strong.

You know, when I'm not, it's your turn, alright?

God, she was so beautiful.

Son of a bitch!

They went without me?

Hey, you can't go till you eat anyway.

-They've gone to look for the tail. -The batteries!

With the batteries it can work the transmitter.

Can't see them anymore.

Look at that!

Tonight, we pray for the climbers...

...that they come back to us.

So you pray too, Fito.

Not me, I told you, I'm an agnostic.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with Thee.

Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb...

Eat this.

Eat it!

You think they're okay?

No.

The way they were dressed...

...had to be 35, 40 below last night.

They're dead.

It's the sun.

No, we're dreaming.

What?

What?

What?

It's the sun.

Thank God!

Look! It's a seat from the plane!

It's heavy. Help me!

-One... -Ready? Go!

He must've burned.

What are you doing?

I'm taking his wallet...

...whatever he has for his mother.

Hey.

There's more over here.

This accounts for those that are still missing.

Altogether three.

-My feet are starting to freeze again. -We should go back.

Do you want to try something?

Why does it smell so bad even after you clean it?

It's the infection.

I'll clean it again tonight.

Don't look so downhearted, Roberto.

Take a lesson from Alberto.

Nothing stops him.

I have abandoned the Church of Rome...

...in favor of Utopia.

Good for you, Alberto.

And for my part, my name is Federico Aranda and I will return.

How is... how is Federico?

He has gangrene, I think.

I know Alberto does.

Canessa.

Canessa!

Hey, look at this! Look at this!

Watch out!

Man, they're flying.

You better watch out!

Yeah, Zerbino!

-They're fine! -Hey.

What?

They didn't die, Roberto.

Anything is possible.

There was a piece of the wing.

So, the tail must be up there somewhere.

Here's the plan, I propose.

We pick a team to go after the tail.

-I'll go. -Me, too.

We give the team the biggest rations and give them the warmest clothes.

And then... I don't know, in a week,

we go up there find the tail, get the batteries,

bring them back, crank up the transmitter.

It gets cold up there.

I couldn't do it again.

Yeah, me neither.

I need more money.

Here.

I wish we could have a fire every night...

...and that somebody would go for pizza.

I'll pay if you go.

No, no. I insist.

I'll pay, you go.

I feel that God has taken care of us.

Don't you feel it?

A sense of fate?

I feel a sense of fate.

Hi.

I wanted you all to know...

...if I die...

...you have my permission...

...you can eat me.

If anybody could hear this!

Sit down, Antonio.

Coche.

It's too bad you didn't play the cello!

Javier?

What?

I've decided something.

What's that, sweetie?

I want to have another baby.

This experience, it's just...

...it's made me feel this miracle of life so deeply.

It's not that, my dear.

It's just that...

...you're not eating.

And if you don't eat, how will you live to have another baby?

You're right.

You're right.

I'll eat some.

I'll do it.

I'll eat tomorrow.

-Yeah. -I'll eat tomorrow...

God bless you.

-Where is everyone? -I don't know.

Shine the light over here.

Avalanche!

Avalanche!

Eduardo!

I can't see!

Can't see.

You alright?

-Yeah. -Who is it?

Zerbino!

Help!

Antonio.

Antonio.

Here's somebody!

Here's somebody!

Go, go, go!

Pablo?

Lilliana!

Hold on!

I'll get...

Lilliana! Help me!

For God's sake, help me get my wife!

Lilliana!

Please don't take her from me now!

He's breathing. Nando!

Keep digging.

-Please, Nando! -Get him out!

Pull!

Pull him out!

Eight are dead.

Eight of us are dead.

Well, we can't go out.

There's a blizzard.

Let me see.

Roberto.

Listen, today is Rafael's birthday.

So?

We've got to observe his birthday.

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday, dear Rafael

Happy birthday to you

Make a wish.

A wish?

I just wish this was over.

Well, it's still snowing.

It's a blizzard.

Roberto.

You're not gonna believe this.

What?

Today is my birthday.

Happy birthday, dear Carlitos

I love you all so much.

Happy birthday to you

And my wish... My wish...

Tonight, we say the rosary for the living and for life itself.

That we have survived a plane crash, starvation...

...and an avalanche...

...and tonight, Fito, no more kidding.

You've got to pray the rosary with us.

I'm not saying no rosary, Carlitos. I'm an agnostic.

What's that?

My God, it's another avalanche!

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with Thee.

Blessed art thou amongst women

and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus.

Alberto.

Alberto.

Light.

Canessa. Zerbino.

Good morning, Carlitos.

Good morning, my friends.

Do you know what today is?

No. What?

Today is my father's birthday.

My father is an artist.

A painter and a bit of a madman.

And now, my heart, with the rise of this sun.

I do believe I'll see him again.

Do you feel it?

What?

God.

God is everywhere today.

Over here! I'm here!

This is where the dead were.

Gone under the snow now.

It's about the closest they're gonna get to a burial.

-I'm worried about Eduardo. -Why?

He's losing his spirit.

When are we going?

Fifteenth.

The fifteenth passed by.

The fifteenth of next month.

That's too long.

Winter's ending, the nights will get shorter, we'll get warmer.

We'll have a chance.

Alberto...

...why are you crying?

Because I am so close to God.

It's okay.

So beautiful.

It's beautiful.

Wake up, please.

Wake up, everyone.

My name is Federico Aranda, and I have to tell you...

...that Alberto Artuna...

...a brave boy...

..is dead.

He was 21 years old.

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord.

Let perpetual light shine upon them.

May they rest in peace. Amen.

This should be enough to eat.

-I think we should wait a few more days. -Why?

Because it'll be warmer.

I waited until the 15th, on the 15th, you said the weather was no good,

on the 16th, you said the weather was no good.

I've been waiting on you for four weeks, Roberto.

Put your pack on, this is it.

Alright.

How are you doing, Federico?

Very well, Nando.

Good luck on your journey.

Thank you.

They tell me you won't eat, Javier.

You know, it's up to you if you want to get out of here.

Perhaps.

Hey, forget your wife!

Forget her!

Remember your living children!

Will you eat?

I'll eat.

Good.

Stay well, Federico.

Pray for me.

I will.

When we find the tail, we'll come back with the batteries.

And if you don't find the tail?

We don't find the tail, we're just gonna keep going.

On where? Through the middle of the mountains?

We'll find the tail.

Roy, got the radio with the panel yet?

Just about.

There's a lot of wires.

We'll figure it out.

-Alright. -Eduardo.

See these?

Little shoes.

Yeah, little red shoes. Take this one.

When these are a pair again...

...you're going to be going home.

Alright?

Okay.

Okay.

Alright.

Let's do it!

So, Roy, where'd you learn about transmitters?

I didn't learn about transmitters.

I helped a couple of my cousins put together their stereos.

So now, I'm the radio man.

Our lives depend on this radio, Roy.

Who asked you, Carlitos?

Don't get me upset! I fell emotional enough as it is.

Come on. You two, leave him alone.

Let's go.

Hey!

Wait till you see.

You're not gonna believe it!

Chocolate!

Sweaters!

Clean underwear!

A comic book I haven't read!

Toothpaste!

Delicious!

This is a pretty good story.

Maybe we should just keep walking tomorrow.

What are you talking about?

We found the batteries, bring them back, transmit an SOS.

That's it.

Just unbelievable with all the time, the tail was three hour walk.

Maybe we should just keep walking to Chile.

What the hell are you talking about?

You're talking shit.

We don't have the equipment to climb this mountains.

We would die.

No, we bring the batteries back and we transmit an SOS. That's it.

One, two, three...

Well, that isn't going to work, is it?

I don't know.

Maybe, we should just keep walking...

Well, I'm not my life myself away, walking into those mountains.

It's a stupid...

Alright.

This is what we'll do.

We'll cut the radio and bring them back up here.

We don't know how to hook up a radio.

We'll bring Roy.

I don't want to go.

We don't know anything about radios.

I don't know anything either!

All these wires, I don't know what they're for!

I just helped my cousins with their stereo.

We had a booklet.

You're going!

You take it. You're smarter than me!

I don't want to go up in the snow.

I don't want to go!

How much further is it?

We've been walking a long time!

I don't have any strength, you know?

I feel sick and weak.

I wish he'd shut up.

This was your idea.

-Careful! -Sorry.

Burn something else.

It'll be dark soon.

I'm going to wrap this round my legs...

...I wanna be warm tonight.

God damn it!

That was you.

Why don't just the two of you give that up?

We'll make a fire.

-Tintin. -Yeah?

Let's make a fire.

This stuff worked good.

I feel snug as a bug.

What do you think we should we do?

Fix the radio.

Yeah but what if we can't fix the radio?

I don't think it's going to work.

But when it does work, Roy. It won't be because of you.

I never said I could fix it...

If it doesn't work, what do you think we should we do? Tintin?

I don't know. Whatever you two decide.

Mister Switzerland!

Well, I think that if the radio doesn't work, what we should do...

I'm not climbing those mountains!

Yeah, well then, I'll go without you.

But you'll die.

You'll freeze to death.

No, I won't.

Not if we make sleeping bags out of this stuff,

there's enough stuff here to make a bag.

Nando!

Nando!

Look at this!

Look.

Wow!

Look at that cake.

Are we going the right way?

I think so.

Come on!

I can't!

You know you can!

Just leave me!

Nando, we've got to keep going!

If we get caught in this when the sun goes down, we're dead.

Go ahead!

What about Roy?

You go on with Tintin.

Don't look back. I'll get Roy to the plane!

I told you winter wasn't over!

Leave me!

Come on! Come on!

I can't walk!

I can't carry you.

You're gonna kill us both!

I can't!

What do you mean you can't?

You piece of shit!

What do you mean you can't?

You can't tell me you can't do it!

Get up and walk 10 steps.

-Get up and walk 10 steps! -Alright!

It's them!

Did the radio work?

No.

Where's Nando?

I don't know.

Nando!

Nando!

Come on! Come on!

Carlitos.

Here!

Thanks.

Didn't you see him?

Federico's dead.

No good.

What do you mean no good? How no good?

Canessa.

Try to sleep.

He's bad.

What's the matter with him?

Are you surprised?

How long can people live like this?

Carlitos says the sleeping bag's ready.

No, it's not ready.

Yes. It's time to go. It's time to make this trip.

We got caught in that storm, we almost died.

I told you, winter wasn't over!

Listen to me, Nando.

You got the will, I'll give you that. But I got the brains.

-I say we wait. -Until when?

Until the sleeping bag's ready.

-The sleeping bag is ready! -It's not ready!

-The sleeping bag is ready! -No, it's not ready!

Hey.

Hey.

Rafael's dead.

It's time to go, Roberto.

It's time.

Before we turn into animals.

Alright.

Nando.

I still got the shoe!

I still got mine.

God be with you.

-You going? -You'll be OK.

Thanks.

Wait!

-Wait! -Carlitos, let them go.

I forgot to tell you,

I had a dream last night...

...a tremendous premonition.

I saw green fields and flowers.

I could smell the grass.

Your expedition will succeed.

Don't forget the pizza!

Here you go.

That looks like a good place to camp, right up there.

I think this is the top.

Maybe this leads somewhere.

Be careful.

What?

Hold on!

Help, please!

Nando!

Nando!

You'll fall too!

Help!

Hang on! Give me the strap!

I'll get you. Now hold on!

Hold on!

You got me?

Hold on!

I got you, I got you.

Hurry!

-You got me? -Yes.

Hurry up!

Hang on!

Now get me up!

Grab hold of me.

Pull yourself! Go over me!

So what do you think?

You want to try the other way?

You ready, Roberto?

You see that line?

That's a road.

I can't see anything.

Do you see it Tintin, do you?

Well, I see a line. I couldn't say if it was a road.

I think we should go back.

Go back?

Yeah.

This mountain's too high.

What are we gonna do if we go back?

Go to the road.

It might be a road, it might not.

Look, I've got the best eyes. That's a road.

I'm going back.

I'm going on.

What are you going to do, Tintin?

I don't know.

Alright, how about this?

We'll leave our stuff here with you,

we'll climb to the top and see what we see.

Will you wait for us, Roberto?

Alright.

Then I'm going back.

I'm going to see a valley, a river.

I'm going to see green trees and hills.

Tintin!

Tintin!

Go back and get Canessa.

Tell him it's going to be alright.

Tell him to come up and see for himself.

Canessa.

Canessa.

Nando's...

...Nando's at the top.

Did you get there?

No...

...no, but he says it's marvellous.

I have to rest.

Nando.

Mountains!

Nothing but mountains.

We've had it!

We've... we've completely had it!

No, we haven't.

Going through these mountains somewhere, there's a green valley.

See those mountains over here?

There's no snow on them.

Those mountains must be 50 miles away.

You think you can walk 50 miles?

If we have to, we will.

-I can't. -Yes, you can.

I can't.

I'm not as strong as you.

You know what it is that we've lived this long, the way we have?

Seventy days?

That we climbed this mountain? You know what it is?

It's impossible.

It's impossible and we did it.

I know.

I'm proud to be a man on a day like this...

...alive.

That I lived to see it...

...and see it in such a place, take it in!

I love you, man!

Look!

It's magnificent.

It's God.

And it'll carry us over every stone, I swear!

I swear to you.

It's alright.

We'll get Tintin.

We're gonna send him back to the plane and we'll take his extra food.

You see? You see where the sun's going to set?

That way's west.

And to the west are the green valleys of Chile.

We're gonna die, you know?

Maybe.

But if we die...

...we're gonna die walking.

Good luck!

We're going home!

And so we were saved.

Nando and Canessa breached the Andes and we were saved.

Later, a group went back and buried the bodies.

They built a rough stone altar by the grave

and over it they placed...

...an iron cross.

There's nothing more I can tell you.

We were brought together by a grand experience.