Movie

Touching the Void

“The closer you are to death. The more you realize you are alive.”

★ 7.6(460)20031h 46m

Documentary Action Adventure Drama

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Touching the Void is streaming on Philo in United States. Availability checked 10 June 2026.

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Good to know

Director: Kevin Macdonald
Release date: 2003-09-05
Runtime: 1h 46m
Language: English
Box office: $13,885,802
Status: Released
Country: United Kingdom
Studio: UK Film Council

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About Touching the Void

Touching the Void is a 2003 movie in the Documentary, Action and Adventure genres, directed by Kevin Macdonald, starring Brendan Mackey, Nicholas Aaron and Ollie Ryall. It has a runtime of 1 hour 46 minutes. It holds an average rating of 7.6/10 from 460 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Touching the Void in United States — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

The true story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' disastrous and nearly-fatal mountain climb of 6,344m Siula Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.

Cast

Brendan Mackey

Joe Simpson

Nicholas Aaron

Simon Yates

Ollie Ryall

Richard Hawking

Joe Simpson

Himself

Richard Hawking

Himself

Simon Yates

Himself

Themes & keywords

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