Review by rum2550

This is without doubt one of the best stories of human courage, determination and their ability to survive under unimaginable circumstances. As someone who read quite a lot and watched a few documentaries on this incident, I found 1993 movie "Alive", which is based on the same incident, lacking in many aspects. Actors speaking English should be the least of them. In contrast, "The society of snow" is a more realistic and engaging presentation of the events. You can feel their pain, suffering and moral dilemmas. Cinematography, dialogs and acting all are truly excellent. One of the biggest deficits in "Alive" was the lukeworm depiction of the events around survivors' coming to contact with the civilization, the rescue operation and the aftermath. This movie has clearly beaten "Alive" in all those fascinating bits of this extraordinary story.