Toucing the Void

[Click on the title to watch the trailer for the film - 2 mins. Jim]

After Reading Question 9
Wrie a short summary for a cinema guide explaining what the film is about and encouraging people to go and see it.

This is a true story about two men who climbed one of the most difficult and dangerous mountains in the world. Joe and Simon were good friend and they had done a lot of climbing together.They were a good team, they know everything that other's thinking. One day, they challenged Cordillera Huayhuash mountain range, a group of mountains in the Andes in Peru.
Could they stand at the summit? They met a lot of problems!How did they do?What did they judge?It would change their fate. In the film, there are beautiful view of mountains in the Andes. This is a first time, the camera had entered in the Andes. Thrill, friendship, hard work of climber and surprise.At last, could they survive?Result is in the film. Go to the cinema soon.

Touching the Void

Touching the Void was made into a highly successful documentary film in 2004. Write a short summary for a cinema guide explaing what the film is about and encouraging people to go and see it.

In 1985, in the Peruvian Andes, two young men, Joe and Simon, were climbing the ice wall.
Everything looked fine, but they couldn’t possibly realize that cruel happening was waiting.
On the way of coming down, Joe broke his leg and fell into crevasse. Simon had to make a terrible decision to cut the rope or to die together.
This is a true story which shows what is courage and friendship. You must be excited and impressed.