Stranded: I've Come from a Plane that Crashed on the Mountains is a 2007 documentary film which tells the story of a rugby team from Uruguay whose plane, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, crashed in the Andes mountains on October 13, 1972. The documentary recounts their struggle to survive for 72 days.

Stranded
Directed byGonzalo Arijón
Written byGonzalo Arijón
Distributed byZeitgeist Films
Release date
  • November 24, 2007 (2007-11-24) (Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival)
Running time
126 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageSpanish

Interviews (survivors, family, friends)

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  • Jose Algorta (as José Pedro Algorta)
  • Laura Canessa
  • Roberto Canessa
  • Juan Catalan
  • Sergio Catalan
  • Alfredo “Pancho” Delgado
  • Daniel Fernandez
  • Roberto François
  • Roy Harley
  • Jose Luis “Coche” Inciarte
  • Alvaro Mangino
  • Jorge Massa
  • Javier Methol
  • Juan Pedro Nicola
  • Mateo Nicola
  • Carlos Páez Rodríguez
  • Madelón Rodríguez
  • Nando Parrado
  • Ramón Sabella
  • Adolfo Strauch
  • Alejandra Strauch
  • Eduardo Strauch
  • Rosina Strauch
  • Antonio “Tintin” Vizintín
  • Lucas Zerbino Payssé
  • Martín Zerbino Payssé
  • Sebastián Zerbino Payssé
  • Gustavo Zerbino

Critical reception

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 92% of 37 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.9/10. The website's consensus reads: "Stranded is a thoroughly uplifting account of the well-known tragedy, with touching testimony from remaining survivors."[1] On Metacritic, it received a weighted score of 82 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating “universal acclaim.”[2]

See also

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  • Survival film, about the film genre, with a list of related films

References

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  1. ^ "Stranded". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 26 June 2024.  
  2. ^ "Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains". Metacritic. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
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