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Plot summary
On October 13, 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 carries the Old Christians rugby team of Stella Maris College toward a match in Chile, along with relatives and friends. Clouds and turbulence give way to a collision with a mountain; the wings and tail break off and the fuselage slides to a stop on a slope. The impact throws six passengers and a flight attendant out to their deaths. Antonio, the team captain, takes charge of the rescue effort, and two medical students, Roberto Canessa and Gustavo Zerbino, treat the wounded, among them Nando, who has a head injury, and his sister Susana. At nightfall the group seals the open end of the fuselage with luggage and huddles together for warmth.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Alive (1993)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- One of the real survivors, Nando Parrado, played in the film by Hawke, served as the technical advisor on the production.
- Marshall and J. A. Bayona had previously worked together on Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, and Bayona, whose 2023 film Society of the Snow also depicted the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crash, later received an email from Marshall telling him "how much he loved" it.
- The film was shot in the Purcell Mountains in British Columbia, from a screenplay by John Patrick Shanley, with John Malkovich providing the narration.
