The last title in the 2024 Goya Awards Special Cinema cycle programmed by the Auditori d'Alcúdia is La sociedad de la nieve, a 2023 film directed and written by J.A. Bayona based on the book of the same name by Pablo Vierci. Chosen by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to represent Spain at the 2024 Oscars in the category of Best International Film.
In 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, chartered to take a rugby team to Chile, crashes into a glacier in the heart of the Andes. Only 29 of the 45 passengers survive the accident. Trapped in one of the most inaccessible and hostile environments on the planet, they are forced to resort to extreme measures to stay alive.
Golden Globe: Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film
Goya Awards: 13 nominations, including Best Film and Direction
Critics Choice Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Film and Music
San Sebastián Festival: Audience Award (best film)
Not recommended for children under 16 years of age
Duration: 143 minutes
