The Icebreaker vs Touching the Void
Touching the Void has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 5.9/10 for The Icebreaker). Touching the Void is the shorter watch at 1h 46m compared with 2h . Touching the Void is the older of the two (2003 against 2016). Both are action, adventure, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Icebreaker
Touching the Void| The Icebreaker | Touching the Void | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.9/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2003 |
| Length | 2h | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama | Action, Adventure, Documentary, Drama |
| Country | Russia | United Kingdom |
| Director | Nikolay Khomeriki | Kevin Macdonald |
| Main cast | Anna Mikhalkova, Igor Khripunov, Vitaliy Khaev, Boris Kamorzin, Aleksandr Pal | Nicholas Aaron, Brendan Mackey, Ollie Ryall, Joe Simpson, Richard Hawking |
Synopsis
The Icebreaker
The story is based on the real events of 1985. The team of a Russian polar icebreaker “Mikhail Gromov” discovered a giant iceberg. The ship came into collision while attempting to take cover from the weather and is forced to drift with ice along the Amundsen Sea coast. The crew of “Gromov” spent 133 days of polar night trying to find a way out of their icy trap. They have no room for mistakes; one wrong move and the vessel is crushed by ice.
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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