Where was The Snow Society filmed? These are the places used to recreate the wonder of the Andes

According to several film critics, The Snow Society has been nominated as a top contender for the 2024 Oscars. The dramatic and tragic story of the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 that crashed in the Andes Mountains, an accident that only 16 people survived, absolutely goes above and beyond category Best Foreign Film.

According to Red Carpet, the official list of nominees will be published on January 23; However, there is speculation that this Juan Antonio Bayona production could compete for the gold statuette for Best Photography and Best Audiovisual Effects, which isn’t surprising considering where some scenes were shot.

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Where was The Snow Society filmed?

This adaptation of the book of the same name by Pablo Vierci and Roberto Canessa had the main aim of bringing the events of the accident that took place on October 13, 1972 as close to reality as possible.

As published by La Nación, the shots at the beginning of the feature and the scenes with relatives of the victims were shot in Montevideo, the birthplace of many of the 45 passengers who boarded the plane.

Filming of The Snow Society lasted 140 days, during which time the production team went to the Valley of Tears, located 4,000 meters above sea level, three times to capture the real backdrops seen throughout the film, while the other scenes were filmed. in the Sierra Nevada mountains of Spain, according to CNN.

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A temporary studio was also created with a scale reproduction of the mountain measuring over 90 square meters, while the snow-covered landscape was artificially recreated with a combination of polymer and cellulose.