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00:01Imagine being trapped after a plane crash for 72 days, surrounded by endless snow.
00:05There were no people around, no help coming, and nothing left to eat or drink.
00:08All you could see was the shadow of your own ending closing in.
00:11But then something happened that no one ever expected.
00:13The story begins on October 13, 1972, when a rugby team was traveling from the United States for their final match.
00:20It was just a normal flight, and the players were filled with excitement.
00:23Many of them were flying for the first time, and most were leaving their home country for the first time.
00:28Some of the players were even joined by their family members, who came along to support them.
00:32After takeoff, the plane headed toward Chile, passing over the Andes Mountains.
00:36Everything seemed perfect.
00:37The players were happy, enjoying the breathtaking view of the snow-covered peaks from their windows.
00:41But they had no idea that a terrifying situation was only moments away.
00:45Soon, the weather suddenly changed. A strong snowstorm hit the aircraft.
00:48The plane began shaking violently in the air.
00:51Everyone on board became frightened.
00:52One passenger tried to calm the others, explaining that turbulence is normal when flying over mountains.
00:57He said there was no danger and everything would return to normal.
01:00But instead, the shaking grew stronger.
01:02The plane swung harder from side to side.
01:04Luggage started falling everywhere inside the cabin, creating chaos.
01:07The pilots tried their best to stabilize the plane, but control began slipping from their hands.
01:11Before they could act, a massive mountain appeared right ahead.
01:14The aircraft struck the mountain and broke into two pieces.
01:17One player, along with the rear section of the plane, was thrown away into the snow and disappeared.
01:21The front half of the aircraft slid at high speed and crashed into a large block of ice.
01:26The impact was so powerful that the seats were smashed together, causing many people to lose their lives instantly.
01:31Those who survived the crash tried to gather their strength and help others.
01:34Some rushed toward the cockpit to aid the pilots.
01:36But unfortunately, both pilots had already lost their lives.
01:39It was a heartbreaking scene.
01:41There was blood everywhere, and bodies were lying all around.
01:43A total of 45 people had been on board.
01:45After the crash, 18 people were gone, leaving only 27 survivors.
01:49Because the plane departed in the evening, darkness arrived quickly.
01:52The temperature outside dropped at an alarming rate.
01:55The cold became unbearable.
01:56To survive the freezing winds, they used everything they could find,
02:00including objects and even the remains of those who had passed,
02:03to block the open areas of the broken aircraft.
02:05They huddled together for warmth, trying to stay alive.
02:08Their situation was beyond desperate.
02:10They were still in deep shock, realizing that survival would not be easy.
02:13Somehow, they managed to make it through the night.
02:16When the sun rose the next morning,
02:17they discovered that four or five more people had lost their lives due to the freezing cold.
02:22But there was one good sign.
02:23The storm had ended.
02:24The weather outside looked calm again.
02:25When they stepped out of the plane, all they could see was endless white snow.
02:29They knew they had to get out of this place quickly,
02:31because they could not endure these conditions for long.
02:33There were no houses, no animals, and not a single tree or plant nearby that could help them survive.
02:38First, they removed the seats from the plane to create more space for everyone to sleep inside.
02:42Then they placed the injured survivors in the sunlight so their bodies could warm up.
02:47They collected water by melting snow drop by drop.
02:49They gathered everyone's belongings, searching for anything useful.
02:52Whenever they found something necessary, they placed it in a separate suitcase.
02:56Some of the survivors moved the bodies of those who had passed away away from the aircraft,
03:00and covered them with ice to prevent damage.
03:02They wanted to make sure that when rescue arrived, those who had passed could be taken home properly.
03:06Once things became slightly organized, they felt a small sense of relief, but hunger soon took over.
03:11They divided each piece of the remaining food very carefully.
03:14Even though the amount was extremely small, it kept them alive.
03:17Everyone understood that the little food they had must last until they were rescued.
03:21They believed the government would already know about the crash.
03:23They trusted that rescue teams were on their way, so they waited together with hope.
03:27The place where the plane had crashed was actually a valley surrounded by high mountains, making escape extremely difficult.
03:33While everyone was talking, a plane suddenly flew above them.
03:36Seeing it, they all screamed loudly, hoping to be noticed.
03:38But their voices were lost in the wind.
03:40The aircraft was flying too high to see them.
03:42It passed right over them and disappeared into the sky.
03:45A few hours later, night arrived again.
03:47They wore extra clothes and hid inside the plane, blocking all gaps with luggage to stop the freezing air.
03:52Somehow, they made it through another night.
03:54The next morning, a man named Nando, who had been unconscious since the crash, finally woke up.
03:58His condition was extremely weak, and he struggled even to stand.
04:01Still, he crawled over to hug his sister.
04:03When he asked about his parents, he was told that his uncle and father were gone.
04:07His heart broke with grief.
04:08Meanwhile, the others once again melted snow, collected water, and drank it.
04:12They even created a large X shape on the snow, so passing planes could see them.
04:16Soon after, another aircraft appeared in the sky.
04:18They became excited and used pieces of glass to reflect sunlight,
04:21trying to grab attention.
04:23But this plane also kept flying without noticing them.
04:25Even so, they remained hopeful.
04:27They believed the pilot might have seen them and that rescue would reach them soon.
04:30Another night passed the same way, but no rescue arrived.
04:33Now they finally understood that no one was coming for them.
04:35They began thinking about how they could save themselves in this isolated place.
04:39They remembered that there were some batteries in the rear section of the aircraft.
04:42If they could bring those batteries back,
04:44they might be able to power the plane's radio and contact the outside world.
04:48Everyone agreed with the plan, but it was not easy at all.
04:50The tail of the plane had separated during the crash.
04:52No one knew where it had landed.
04:54Still, they decided to search for it.
04:55They made protective goggles from leather and pieces of glass to shield their eyes from the harsh snow.
05:00Four members went out to retrieve the batteries.
05:02But after walking a distance, they turned around and could not see their plane anywhere.
05:06Everything was covered in white snow, making the aircraft almost invisible.
05:10They realized this might be the reason no rescue team had spotted them yet.
05:13They tried to continue forward, but the ice beneath them began shifting dangerously.
05:18Terrified, they decided to go back to the plane.
05:20Six days passed like this, and by the end of a week, all the food on the plane was finished.
05:24Snow covered everything around them.
05:25No animals.
05:26No plants.
05:27Nothing that could help them survive.
05:28They had to make a choice to stay alive.
05:30With no food left, they were forced to chew on frozen pieces of meat stuck to stones,
05:34even though the taste was unbearable.
05:36They ate it only to stay alive.
05:37Nando said that if he had to consume the bodies of those who had already passed away to survive,
05:42he would do it.
05:43Everyone was shocked by his words.
05:44A strong debate began among the survivors.
05:46Some said it was better to leave this world than to do something like that.
05:49Others insisted that staying alive was more important,
05:52and those who had passed would have wanted them to survive.
05:54They tried to suppress their hunger by placing stones on their stomachs.
05:58Days went by like this, and their hunger only grew stronger.
06:01They even chewed shoelaces and cigarettes, but nothing helped.
06:03After days without proper food, their minds began to shut down.
06:06Their bodies became too weak to move.
06:08Survival seemed impossible.
06:09Nando's weak sister could not hold on any longer and passed away due to starvation.
06:14Nando had now lost his father, his uncle, and his sister.
06:16Nine days somehow passed, but their hunger reached a level where breathing itself became painful.
06:21They were only a step away from death.
06:23There was no other choice left.
06:24They agreed to eat the bodies of those who had already left this world just to keep themselves alive.
06:28The first four survivors stepped outside the plane and began cutting small pieces.
06:32When others noticed them eating, some changed their minds and joined them,
06:35desperate to survive.
06:36However, five people refused and said they would rather leave the world than consume another human being.
06:42From the next day onward, survivors carefully moved the remains and prepared small portions
06:47so others did not have to witness the painful sight.
06:49During this time, a boy named Numa found a suitcase deep under the snow.
06:53When he opened it, there was a radio inside.
06:55They turned the radio on, but there was no signal.
06:57They built a makeshift antenna and managed to listen to a news broadcast.
07:00The report said that the government had launched many rescue operations.
07:04Around 66 aircraft had been searching for them.
07:06But after failing to find any trace of the survivors, the authorities officially declared them no longer alive.
07:12So the search missions were stopped.
07:13Hearing this news, everyone lost hope.
07:15Their last bit of belief disappeared.
07:17Four of the five people who previously refused to eat the remains finally agreed to do it.
07:21They now understood that no rescue was coming.
07:23If they wanted to survive, they had to take action and escape this place themselves.
07:27Three survivors decided to search again for the tail section of the aircraft to retrieve the batteries.
07:32With the batteries, they hoped to power the radio and contact the outside world so people would know they were still alive.
07:38The three men set out on their journey once more.
07:40After walking for hours, they found broken pieces of the plane scattered across the snow.
07:44They also discovered the remains of the player who had been separated during the crash.
07:48They buried him respectfully and continued forward, believing the tail must be somewhere close.
07:52After hours of climbing in the freezing mountains, they became exhausted.
07:55The icy winds made breathing painful.
07:57When night came, they decided to rest under a rock for shelter.
08:00In the morning, they woke up buried under snow.
08:02Their bodies were extremely cold.
08:04One of them had ice stuck around his eyes, making it hard to see.
08:07The other two could barely stand.
08:09They no longer had the strength to continue the search.
08:12So they sat on a metal sheet and slid back down the mountain to the plane.
08:15When they returned without success, everyone felt heartbroken again.
08:18The last person who had refused to eat human flesh finally gave up and ate to stay alive.
08:23Then he lay down silently, completely hopeless.
08:25Days continued to pass, and they somehow survived for seventeen days.
08:29But the weather turned even worse.
08:31For the last five days, the outside storm had become extremely dangerous.
08:34While they were all packed inside the plane to stay safe, a massive storm slammed into them and filled the cabin with snow.
08:40Many of the survivors were buried underneath.
08:42Those who were still above the snow were terrified, but they gathered their courage and dug through the snow, pulling out those trapped inside.
08:49Everyone was rescued just in time, except one girl who was buried deeper.
08:53Before they could fully recover from the shock, they heard a strange roaring noise outside.
08:57When they looked, they saw another enormous storm coming toward them.
09:00This one looked even stronger than before.
09:02The second storm struck and once again buried them all under the snow.
09:05The storm was so powerful that the entire plane was covered.
09:08Some people lost their lives instantly.
09:10Those trapped inside had no way to escape.
09:12One of the men quickly cut a hole in the top of the plane so air could enter, and they wouldn't suffocate.
09:16They prayed with folded hands that no more snow would fall on them.
09:19If it did, they would be trapped forever.
09:21After a few hours, they gathered their strength.
09:23They moved eight lifeless bodies to one corner of the aircraft.
09:26They had now survived eighteen days in these mountains, and the hunger was becoming unbearable.
09:30The only way to stay alive was to consume the remains of those who had passed away.
09:34But this was extremely painful for them, because these people were their own teammates and friends.
09:39Seeing this, a boy named Numa lost control of his emotions.
09:42He became frustrated and started striking the plane's window.
09:45A piece of glass pierced his leg, causing an injury.
09:47But he still did not stop.
09:49He kept digging a hole upward through the ice.
09:51After two days of continuous effort, they finally managed to create an opening.
09:54One by one, they climbed out of the buried aircraft.
09:57The feeling of seeing daylight again was like being released from a prison of death.
10:00They celebrated the joy of being alive.
10:02Then they began removing the snow around the aircraft to free it.
10:05Numa noticed that the snow had numbed his leg so he could not feel the pain anymore.
10:09He ignored the injury and continued working.
10:11The sun had now risen, which made digging easier.
10:13After a few hours of effort, the plane became visible again.
10:16The bright sunshine lifted their hope.
10:18They began thinking once again about finding the tail section of the aircraft.
10:21But the freezing nights were still a big challenge.
10:23They decided to wait a bit longer until the weather became warmer, which would make climbing easier.
10:27Soon, 34 days had passed.
10:30The weather had improved slightly.
10:31Those who first attempted the climb were still weak and not physically ready to try again.
10:36A few hours later, they received heartbreaking news.
10:38One more companion had passed away due to starvation.
10:41They buried him in the snow with heavy hearts.
10:43Two more days passed.
10:44On the 36th day, they finally decided that if they wanted to survive,
10:47they needed to reach the batteries in the tail section.
10:50Only then could they contact the outside world.
10:52If they delayed any longer, they feared everyone would fall one by one.
10:55Four members, Roberto, Tintin, Numa, and Nando, prepared themselves for the journey.
11:00They wore multiple layers of clothing to protect against the cold.
11:03Then, they once again set out to find the plane's tail.
11:05But even after hours of walking, they could not find anything.
11:08Numa's condition began to get worse.
11:10He fainted and fell.
11:11The others realized his leg injury had become infected.
11:13They decided to take him back down.
11:15But Numa refused and insisted they continue without him.
11:17He said he would return alone.
11:19Numa made his way back to the plane, but he collapsed as soon as he reached it.
11:22When he regained consciousness later, he saw the rest of the group clearing snow from the aircraft.
11:26He wanted to help them, but his body was too weak to move.
11:29Meanwhile, the other three continued their difficult journey.
11:32After several hours of travel, they finally reached the area where the tail section had landed.
11:36It was completely shattered after colliding with the mountain rocks.
11:39The three of them felt overjoyed and headed toward the tail section of the aircraft.
11:42When they examined the area, they discovered more than just batteries.
11:45They found clothes, bottles of rum, and many cigarette packs.
11:48They returned to their shelter with the supplies.
11:50They connected the battery to the radio system and attempted to contact the outside world.
11:55But the radio did not work.
11:56Their final hope collapsed once again.
11:58Meanwhile, Numa's condition was getting worse.
12:01The infection was spreading throughout his body.
12:03The food they had earlier gathered had also finished.
12:05So, everyone started consuming the remaining meat again.
12:08Numa stopped eating and drinking to save more food for others because he knew he wouldn't survive.
12:12Some members of the group went to the tail section again, hoping to find something helpful.
12:16This time, luck supported them.
12:18They found a waterproof sheet and stitched it into a sleeping bag.
12:21Soon after, they heard a broadcast saying that after 58 days of the crash,
12:25the government would launch one final search mission.
12:27This message brought back hope and courage.
12:29Some people suggested staying there and waiting.
12:31Others argued that if they remained hidden, rescue teams might never spot them.
12:35So, a few must continue the journey and call for help.
12:37That night, Numa's condition rapidly declined.
12:40He was taking his final breaths.
12:41Before passing away, he told everyone,
12:43When I leave, let my body help you survive.
12:45With those words, Numa passed away.
12:47His final message gave everyone strength.
12:49They found a letter he had written.
12:50He mentioned that he was at peace because he was surrounded by friends,
12:53and he could not have wished for a better farewell.
12:55After reading the letter, the group felt a new wave of motivation.
12:58Three members of the team prepared to leave again in search of rescue.
13:01They carried a sleeping bag and enough food for the journey.
13:04This time, they were determined to cross the mountains no matter what,
13:07and reach Chile to bring help.
13:08They climbed continuously without losing hope.
13:10When night arrived, they rested inside the sleeping bag.
13:13The next morning, they continued moving and finally reached the peak.
13:16But the sight ahead shattered their confidence.
13:18There were more mountains stretching endlessly in front of them.
13:21That meant the journey was still very long.
13:22They considered returning because their food was not enough for three people.
13:26Tintin gave his share to the other two and turned back,
13:28so they could move forward more easily.
13:30The journey was extremely difficult, but they refused to stop.
13:33After ten days of continuous walking, their determination finally brought results.
13:37They reached a region with far less snow than before.
13:40They discovered a clear flowing river and stopped there to drink plenty of water.
13:43Suddenly, something unbelievable happened.
13:45They spotted a man on horseback on the opposite side of the river.
13:48At first, they couldn't trust their eyes.
13:50They thought it might be a dream or an illusion.
13:52But within moments, they realized he was a real human being.
13:55Their happiness exploded into excitement.
13:57They shouted for help with all their strength.
13:59But the man could not understand their voices over the loud sound of rushing water.
14:03So, he threw a piece of paper and a pencil toward them.
14:06They wrote down everything that had happened to them.
14:08After reading their message, the man rushed to the authorities.
14:10The officials were stunned to learn that some of the passengers,
14:13believed to be lost for over two months, were still alive.
14:16The government immediately launched a rescue mission.
14:18The man brought Roberto and Nando to his home.
14:20They were given proper food for the first time in a long while.
14:23The news spread like wildfire across the city.
14:25Reporters and people gathered everywhere to hear the story.
14:28Back on the snowy mountains, the rest of the group heard the news on their radio.
14:31Their hearts filled with pure joy.
14:33They cleaned themselves up and prepared to leave.
14:35Very soon, the rescue team arrived along with Roberto and Nando.
14:38After 72 long days since the crash, they were finally saved.
14:41They returned to the city.
14:42Families embraced them with tears of happiness.
14:44The townspeople welcomed them like true heroes.
14:47All survivors were taken to the hospital for treatment.
14:50They helped each other clean up and were assigned separate beds.
14:53But even that night, they all decided to sleep together because the trauma had bonded them deeply.
14:57In the end, we learned that a total of 45 passengers had been on that aircraft.
15:01Only 16 of them survived this unbelievable journey.
15:04And with that, this powerful film based on a true story comes to a close.
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