Escape to Mauritius vs Touching the Void

Escape to Mauritius is the shorter watch at 50m compared with 1h 46m. Touching the Void is the older of the two (2003 against 2009). Both are adventure, documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Escape to Mauritius posterEscape to Mauritius2009 VS Touching the Void posterTouching the Void2003
Escape to MauritiusTouching the Void
Audience score★ 0.0/10★ 7.6/10
Year20092003
Length50m1h 46m
GenresAdventure, DocumentaryAction, Adventure, Documentary, Drama
Country–United Kingdom
DirectorLibor Špaček, Petra DoležalováKevin Macdonald
Main cast–Nicholas Aaron, Brendan Mackey, Ollie Ryall, Joe Simpson, Richard Hawking

Synopsis

Escape to Mauritius

Beneath the turquoise waters of Mauritius, a stunning ecosystem thrives, mirroring the island's harmonious culture. Guided by the island's most famous legend, a mysterious girl beneath the sea, this poetic journey blurs myth and reality, revealing the delicate balance between life on land and in the deep.

Touching the Void

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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