J.A. Bayona, the acclaimed director of The Orphanage, A Monster Calls, and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, has brought his vision to the Netflix survival thriller Society of the Snow.
This adaptation is based on the book of the same name by Pablo Vierci, which is inspired by true events.
Society of the Snow is set to make its debut at the prestigious Venice Film Festival on September 9, 2023, where it will be shown as the closing night film. It will also be featured in the Pearl’s section at the San Sebastian Film Festival.
View the official teaser trailer by watching the video provided below.
“During 1972, a plane operated by the Uruguayan Air Force with 45 passengers on board, en route to Chile with a rugby team, crashed in the center of the Andes. Unfortunately, only 29 of the passengers were able to survive the catastrophic incident. Surviving in one of the earth’s most inhospitable and remote settings necessitates drastic measures.”
Enzo Vogrincic, Agustín Pardella, Matías Recalt, Esteban Bigliardi, Diego Vegezzi, Fernando Contigiani García, Esteban Kukuriczka, Rafael Federman, Francisco Romero, Valentino Alonso, Tomás Wolf, Agustín Della Corte, Felipe Otaño, Andy Pruss, Blas Polidori, Felipe Ramusio and Simón Hempe are all part of the cast for the film.
The script for the film was crafted by J.A. Bayona, Bernat Vilaplana, Jaime Marques, and Nicolás Casariego. Society of the Snow’s musical score was composed by Michael Giacchino, known for his work on The Batman.
