History Film / SocietyOfTheSnow

* CoolOldGuy: Javiar, the oldest of the survivors, even giving Numa a pep talk when the latter complains that his injury makes him feel helpless.

* TruerToTheText: Compared to other filmed versions of the disaster, being filmed in the Spanish language with actual Uruguayan actors.

* BigNo: Roberto screams this upon after hearing on the radio that the search had been called off.

* DidNotThinkThisThrough: After learning that the search had been called off, Numa, Gustavo, and Nando set off to find the plane's tail without any equipment. They end up almost freezing to death during the night and Gustavo gets snowblind.

* ABirthdayNotABreak: After an avalanche occurs, burying the group alive and killing eight more survivors, Numa's narration states that it's his 25th birthday.

* FromBadToWorse: After a few weeks of having to endure the freezing cold and eating the dead bodies of friends, an avalanche occurs, burying the survivors alive and killing eight of them.
* HeroicBSOD: After hearing the search had been called off and no one is coming to rescue them, the survivors completely break down. It is after this that Antonio encourages the others to eat the dead if they are to survive.

* Main/Overcrank: Used throughout for especially high-intensity scenes, most prominent being after the avalanche when the men are digging each other from the snow.

* Overcrank: Used throughout for especially high-intensity scenes, most prominent being after the avalanche when the men are digging each other from the snow.

* ChristianityIsCatholic: Most, if not all of the people on the plane are Catholic (which is justified given that Uruguay is a primarily Catholic country), and many find their faith tested over the course of their ordeal.

The film was chosen as Spain's submission for Best International Feature at the 96th [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Academy Awards]], and ultimately received the nomination, as well as another for Best Makeup and Hairstyling.

The film premiered theatrically in Uruguay on December 13th, 2023 and in the US on December 22nd, before being released on UsefulNotes/Netflix internationally on January 4th, 2024.

The film was chosen as Spain's submission for Best International Feature at the 96th Academy Awards, and ultimately received the nomination, as well as another for Best Makeup and Hairstyling.

* PosthumousNarration: For those unfamiliar with the real-life event, Numa is revealed to have been doing this all along, dying 10 days before the rest of the men are rescued.

[[caption-width-right:501:''"There is no greater love than to give one’s life for friends."'']]

''Society of the Snow'' (Spanish: ''La Sociedad de la Nieve'') is a 2023 Spanish-language survival drama directed by J.A. Bayona (Film/TheImpossible, Film/TheOrphanage). It tells the true story of Uruguayan Air Force flight 571, which crashed in the Andes mountains in October 1972. It follows the survivors as they work together in order to survive their harsh surroundings.

* The70s: Set in 1972. Era appropriate hair and fashion are abundant, especially in the opening scenes before the crash.

* PosthumousNarration: For those unfamiliar with the real life event, Numa is revealed to have been doing this all along, dying 10 days before the rest of the men are rescued.

''Society of the Snow'' (Spanish: ''La Sociedad de la Nieve'') is a 2023 survival drama directed by J.A. Bayona (Film/TheImpossible, Film/TheOrphanage). It tells the true story of Uruguayan Air Force flight 571, which crashed in the Andes mountains in October 1972. It follows the survivors as they work together in order to survive their harsh surroundings.

[[caption-width-right:501:''There is no greater love than to give one’s life for friends.'']]

[[caption-width-right:501:''There is no greater love than that which gives one's life for one's friends.'']]

''Society of the Snow'' (Spanish: ''La Sociedad de la Nieve'') is a 2023 survival drama directed by J.A. Bayona (Film/TheImpossible, Film/TheOrphanage). It tells the true story of Uruguayan Air Force flight 571, which crashed in the Andes mountains in 1972. It follows the survivors as they work together in order to survive their harsh surroundings.

Society of the Snow (Spanish: La Sociedad de la Nieve) is a 2023 survival drama directed by J.A. Bayona (Film/TheImpossible, Film/TheOrphanage). It tells the true story of Uruguayan Air Force flight 571, which crashed in the Andes mountains in 1972. It follows the survivors as they work together in order to survive their harsh surroundings.

Society of the Snow (Spanish: La Sociedad de la Nieve) is a 2023 survival drama directed by J.A. Bayona (Film/TheImpossible, Film/The Orphanage). It tells the true story of Uruguayan Air Force flight 571, which crashed in the Andes mountains in 1972. It follows the survivors as they work together in order to survive their harsh surroundings.

* PosthumousNarrator: For those unfamiliar with the real life event, Numa is revealed to be this, dying 10 days before the rest of the men are rescued.