‘The Snow Society’ was nominated for Best International Film at the Oscars, although ‘The Zone of Interest’ won
Until a year ago, Enzo Vogrincic’s face was not a well-known face in Spain, but the Uruguayan actor, protagonist of the acclaimed Spanish film The snow societybecame the object of all eyes in the first months of the year after his heartfelt interpretation of Numa Turcatti, the survivor of the Tragedy of the Andes whose story serves as the central axis of the film. Now, Vogrincic has said goodbye to the most incredible year of his life by becoming one of the winners of the 2024 edition of the Men of the Year Awards Esquirein the International Artist category.
At the same time, the film directed by the Spanish filmmaker Juan Antonio Bayona This December 15th marked exactly one year since its premiere on the big screen. Although the film was a Netflix original production, The snow society enjoyed a brief passage through movie theaters before its premiere on the platform on January 4 of this same year and tasted success in each of his tours.
Nominated in the Best International Film category at the Oscars, The snow society could not prevail over the brilliant The area of interest British, but it did sweep the Goya Awards gala, the most important in Spanish cinema, with 12 statuettes. The third with the most awards in history.
In addition, The snow society It is also the third most viewed non-English speaking film on the streaming platform.: According to Netflix data, the film has amassed 98.5 million views, only behind Troll y In the depths of the Seine.
Based on the book of the same name by Pablo Vierci, the film by Juan Antonio Bayona recounts the 72-day survival of the group of survivors of a plane crash that took place in 1972. A Uruguayan Air Force plane in which a rugby team was flying It crashed in the Andes Mountains and only 29 passengers of the 45 on board managed to survive the impact. After search parties were unsuccessful, the survivors were presumed dead, so they had to fight to get out of the mountain alive themselves.
An absolutely incredible story of overcoming that ended with two of them, Nando Parrado and Roberto Canessa crossing the Andes mountain range on foot to find help and take them to the survivors of the plane. Only 16 were left alive.
With a score of 4.3/5 stars from readers of SensaCinethe film is one of the most awarded Spanish films in recent years. “The snow society gives the viewer no respite in its 144 minutes,” we warn in our 4.5/5 star review. “The visual grandeur and beauty of the shots that Bayona dedicates to the white immensity of the Andes mountain range contrasts frontally with the suffering and despair experienced inside that fuselage. […] The final result of The Snow Society is a mixture of many things. It brims with admiration and respect, tells one of the most incredible stories that has ever happened, and cinematically it is a spectacle that can only be made even more perfect by the atmosphere provided by Michael Giacchino’s soundtrack.”
