October 13th, 1972: Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, a chartered plane carrying 45 passengers and crew from Uruguay, to Chile, crashed high in the inhospitable Andes. Search and rescue attempts were abandoned after eight days. But, in what became known as ?the Miracle of the Andes?, 16 passengers survived, having undergone extreme temperatures, avalanches and resorting to cannibalism out of desperation. Eventually two young survivors of the crash embarked on a mission to reach Chile across the vast mountains, resulting in the eventual rescue over two months later. ?In the Society of Snow escapes definition and defies categories. Is this a book of a film? A reconstruction? A deconstruction? An allegory of fragile truth and memory? Post-documentary? An act of historical redemption or catharsis? A work of fiction, or a detective story? In an era in which there are no fixed ways to represent reality or know the past, In the Society of Snow cuts its own unique path through the confusion, to present a rich challenge to the viewer?. - David Campany. SELLING POINTS: . Based on J. A. Bayona's eponymous movie and drawing from the testimonies of survivors collected in Pablo Vierci's work, this photobook recounts the crash of Uruguayan Air Force flight 571, in the Andes in 1972. . A rugby team's flight crashes on a glacier in the Andes. The surviving passengers fight for survival in one of the most challenging environments in the world. . Bayona blends visceral action with existential despair in this powerful survival thriller. The movie has just closed the 80th Venice film Festival and is very likely to represent Spain in the upcoming Oscars. . Containing raw and inspiring images, Spanish photographer, Quim Vives, captures the drama, hope, solidarity, and resilience of the characters and turns it all into a fascinating photobook. 296 images Boxset including 1 book, 1 poster and 1 brochure
