Is Touching the Void sad?

Yes. More sad than 75% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Touching the Void easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Touching the Void end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Touching the Void violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Touching the Void scary?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Touching the Void

Name: Touching the Void
Genre: Documentary, Action, Adventure, Drama
Released: 2003
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Brendan Mackey, Nicholas Aaron, Ollie Ryall, Joe Simpson, Richard Hawking

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

Directed by Kevin Macdonald

Produced by UK Film Council, DSP

2003106 min7.6 / 10

A harrowing true-survival documentary that interweaves intimate interviews with dramatic reenactment to explore the razor's edge between life and death on a mountain.

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.

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Is Touching the Void sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is Touching the Void easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Does Touching the Void end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.
Is Touching the Void violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Touching the Void scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.