Book, 1975 by Piers Paul Read They overcame the impossible by doing the unthinkable...
On 13th October 1972, a plane chartered by an amateur rugby team on their way to Santiago in Chile crashed in the Andes. Some of the forty-five passengers and crew were killed on impact, others seriously injured. Weakened by starvation, extreme cold, and by the awful knowledge that the search had been called off, the survivors had to face the inescapable truth: to live, they must eat the flesh of their dead companions.
Movie, 1993 directed by Frank MarshallFeatures: Ethan Hawke, Vincent Spano, Josh Hamilton
Tagline: They were ordinary young men driven to the very limits of human endurance.
Did you know? One of the survivors, Nando Parrado, (played by Ethan Hawke) served as technical advisor for the movie.
Have you read the book or seen the movie? Would you have been able to survive?
