Touching the Void
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Touching the Void is a British docudrama film that recounts the harrowing true story of two climbers’ near-fatal ascent of the Peruvian Andes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Touching the Void canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Touching the Void Context triple: [Alex Heffes, composedMusicFor, Touching the Void]
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A.
Into Thin Air
"Into Thin Air" is a song titled after Jon Krakauer’s famous Everest disaster book, likely evoking themes of danger, loss, or disappearance.
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B.
Everest the Hard Way
Everest the Hard Way is a mountaineering book by British climber Chris Bonington that chronicles the 1975 British expedition’s pioneering ascent of Everest’s formidable Southwest Face.
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C.
The Dawn Wall
The Dawn Wall is an exceptionally difficult and historically significant big-wall free climbing route on Yosemite’s El Capitan, famed for its near-vertical, featureless granite and the groundbreaking 2015 ascent by Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson.
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D.
I Chose to Climb
"I Chose to Climb" is an autobiographical mountaineering book by British climber Chris Bonington, recounting his early climbing experiences and notable ascents.
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E.
Outward Bound
Outward Bound is an international network of outdoor education organizations that use challenging wilderness expeditions to develop character, leadership, and resilience in participants.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Touching the Void Target entity description: Touching the Void is a British docudrama film that recounts the harrowing true story of two climbers’ near-fatal ascent of the Peruvian Andes.
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A.
Into Thin Air
"Into Thin Air" is a song titled after Jon Krakauer’s famous Everest disaster book, likely evoking themes of danger, loss, or disappearance.
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B.
Everest the Hard Way
Everest the Hard Way is a mountaineering book by British climber Chris Bonington that chronicles the 1975 British expedition’s pioneering ascent of Everest’s formidable Southwest Face.
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C.
The Dawn Wall
The Dawn Wall is an exceptionally difficult and historically significant big-wall free climbing route on Yosemite’s El Capitan, famed for its near-vertical, featureless granite and the groundbreaking 2015 ascent by Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson.
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D.
I Chose to Climb
"I Chose to Climb" is an autobiographical mountaineering book by British climber Chris Bonington, recounting his early climbing experiences and notable ascents.
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E.
Outward Bound
Outward Bound is an international network of outdoor education organizations that use challenging wilderness expeditions to develop character, leadership, and resilience in participants.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
docudrama film
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film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
BAFTA Award for Best British Film
NERFINISHED
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Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Touching the Void (book) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Joe Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Mike Eley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depictsEvent | 1985 Siula Grande climbing accident ⓘ |
| director | Kevin Macdonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Pathé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Justine Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresAppearanceBy |
Joe Simpson
NERFINISHED
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Simon Yates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Joe Simpson
NERFINISHED
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Simon Yates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Alps
NERFINISHED
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Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure film
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docudrama ⓘ mountaineering film ⓘ survival film ⓘ |
| hasReviewAggregatorRating | high critical acclaim ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter |
friendship under extreme stress
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survival against the odds ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Alex Heffes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
Peruvian Andes
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Siula Grande NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTimePeriod | 1985 ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
BAFTA Award for Best British Film
NERFINISHED
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BAFTA Award for Best Editing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of documentary interviews and dramatic reenactments
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realistic recreation of mountaineering accident ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Brendan Mackey
NERFINISHED
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Nicholas Aaron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | John Smithson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Darlow Smithson Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2003-09-05 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| runningTimeMinutes | 106 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Kevin Macdonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| subject |
Peruvian Andes
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Siula Grande NERFINISHED ⓘ mountaineering accident ⓘ |
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