72 Days in the Andes | The True Story of the Plane Crash They Survived

They were students. Athletes. Friends. On October 13, 1972, their flight over the Andes turned into a nightmare. After the crash, rescue teams searched for days — and then gave up. The world moved on. Families began to mourn. But in the frozen mountains, the survivors were still fighting. This film tells the full story of how sixteen young men endured extreme cold, hunger, and despair… and how two of them risked everything to cross the mountains on foot and bring back rescue. A powerful documentary about survival, friendship, and the limits of human endurance. andes plane crash flight 571 72 days in the andes miracle in the andes plane crash documentary true survival story andes survival aviation disaster survival documentary uruguayan air force flight 571 extreme survival story mountain survival real disaster documentary plane crash survivors human endurance