10 Inspirational Movies Where The Characters Were Up Against All Odds

In 1972, a Uruguayan plane crashed in the Andes mountains. The survivors remained in the fuselage for protection and resigned themselves to cannibalism to stay alive. After several days, two of them decided to walk down the mountains to seek help.

This story is one of the most unbelievable stories of survival. These young men survived by doing everything they could, even the unthinkable. And leaving to find help was suicidal, but Nando Parrado (Ethan Hawke) was determined to die trying. And his perseverance paid off. He and a friend made it down the Andes and came back to rescue the 14 men still in the mountains. A testament to the strength of the human spirit, this story leaves its audience wondering if they would have done the same.