"Survivors of Andes Plane Crash: The Unforgettable True Story Behind Society of the Snow"

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"Survivors of Andes Plane Crash: The Unforgettable True Story Behind Society of the Snow"
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Survivors of the 1972 Andes plane crash, who resorted to eating the bodies of their dead friends to survive for 72 days, speak out in a new documentary and are depicted in a new Netflix drama called Society of the Snow. The survivors made a pact to eat each other if they died, and the harrowing story is retold through the narrative of rugby player Numa Turcatti. The upcoming film is based on the 1972 Andes flight disaster, where 26 lives were lost, and those who managed to cheat death were forced to resort to cannibalism to stay alive.

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