Netflixhas dropped the teaser trailer for directorJ.A. Bayona’ssurvival thrillerSociety of the Snow. Bayona (director ofThe ImpossibleandThe Orphanage) acts as director, producer, and screenplay writer onSociety of the Snow. He worked withBernat Vilaplana,Jaime Marques, andNicolás Casariegoon the film’s screenplay and brought onDon’t Breathe’sPedro Luqueto act as the director of photography. The Spanish film features rising Uruguayan and Argentine actorsEnzo Vogrincic(A Twelve-Year Night),Matías Recalt(Apache, la vida de Carlos Tévez),Agustín Pardella(Pinamar) andFelipe González(El Cazador).Belén AtienzaandSandra Hermidawork as producers alongside Bayona to bring the story to life.
What is ‘Society of the Snow’ About?
Society of the Snowis based on the 2009 book of the same name. Written by Uruguayan journalistPablo Vierci, the book details the true story of the survivors from the 1972 Andes plane crash. Of the 45 passengers on the plane (who were arugby team), only nine survived and were left stranded “on a glacier 4,000 meters above sea level aptly named the Valley of Tears,” perVariety. to survive, they had to partake in extreme and horrendous measures, such as consuming their deceased companions, just to stay alive.
AlthoughSociety of the Snowis not the first to retell this tragic story, it’s Bayona’s hope that it will be a realistic and powerful way to honor those who survived and those who did not. “We always intended to make the most realistic and the most respectful version of the story possible,” Bayona shares as he discussed why he chose to film at the planes crash location, “It was very important for us precisely so audiences could experience that sensation of reality and have that immersive feeling of putting you on that plane with the characters." His ambitious plans included using minimal CGI to create an immersive, cinematic experience.
Society of the Snowwill roll out in select theaters across Latin American on December 14, in Spain on December 15, and in the U.S. and in the U.K. on December 22. Netflix will release the film on January 4. Watch the official trailer below:
