The story of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 is one of the most well-known flight disasters of all time. Many films, TV shows, books, and more were based on the story of the Uruguayan rugby team who chartered a flight over the Andes mountains and crashed with seemingly no hope of survival. And perhaps there has been no better telling of this story than J.A. Bayona’s new film, “Society of the Snow.”
As seen in the trailer, “Society of the Snow” tells the story of the aforementioned charter flight which crashed in the Andes during the winter and resulted in the deaths of many young men. But the story isn’t so much about the deaths as it is those who attempted to survive. With hardly any warm clothes and almost no food, these brave men had to face the elements to survive not just a plane crash but the unforgiving weather, all while just desperately hoping someone would find them.
The film is directed by J.A. Bayona, who co-wrote the script alongside Bernat Vilaplana, Jaime Marques, and Nicolás Casariego. The filmmaker is probably best known for his work on recent big budget projects such as “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” and the “Lord of the Rings” TV series. But he broke out in a big way thanks to films such as “The Impossible” and “The Orphanage.”
‘Snow’ features an ensemble cast including Enzo Vogrincic, Agustín Pardella, Matías Recalt, Esteban Bigliardi, Diego Vegezzi, Fernando Contigiani García, Esteban Kukuriczka, Rafael Federman, Francisco Romero, Valentino Alonso, Tomás Wolf, Agustín Della Corte, Felipe Otaño, Andy Pruss, Blas Polidori, Felipe Ramusio, and Simón Hempe.
“Society of the Snow” is set to arrive in select theaters on December 22 before hitting Netflix on January 4, 2024. You can watch the new trailer below.
Here’s the synopsis:
In 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which had been chartered to fly a rugby team to Chile, crashed in the heart of the Andes. Only 29 of its 45 passengers survived the accident. Trapped in one of the most hostile and inaccessible environments on the planet, they have to resort to extreme measures to stay alive.
