Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains

Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains

The Andes crash survivors in their own words

Directed by Gonzalo Arijón

Produced by La Realidad, Ethan Productions

2007127 min8.0 / 10

A harrowing yet ultimately redemptive documentary where crash survivors recount their 72-day ordeal in the Andes, emphasizing human resilience and the bonds forged through shared trauma.

The story, told by the survivors, of a group of young men, members of a Uruguayan rugby team, who managed to survive for 72 days, at an altitude of almost 4,000 meters, in the heart of the Andes Mountains, after their plane, en route to Chile, crashed there on October 13, 1972.

Questions people ask

  • Does Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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88/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity74

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Surprise95

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love96

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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