For many Netflix viewers Society of the Snow has been a shock to the system – but where was it filmed? Here’s what you need to know.
Adapted from the 2008 book La Sociedad de la Nieve – written by a classmate of the victims –Society of the Snowfollows the real-life events of the fatal crash of Flight 571 in 1972.
Carrying a total of 45 passengers,the plane crashed into the Andes Mountains, leaving the surviving 33 to fend for themselves in the wilderness.
With the movie now onNetflix, here’s everything you need to know about how and where Society of the Snow was filmed.
Where was Society of the Snow filmed?
Below you’ll find a full list of filming locations used in the making of Society of the Snow – including the real-life crash site.
You can catch the full trailer for the movie below:
According toibc, director J.A. Bayona and his team built a stage 2000m up in the mountains to film extra storm and some interior scenes.
Speaking toScreen Daily, Bayona expanded: “It was hard… It is very impressive to see the size of those mountains, but they are very difficult to shoot. They trick your eye… Sometimes you need to twitch the camera a little bit in order to give the impression of the steepness.”
Airport, rugby scenes, and other additional footage were all shot in Montevideo, Uruguay. This extended to scenes involving the crash victims’ families at the time.
Instead of directly filming scenes at the real-life crash site, secondary footage was captured from the Andes Mountains before being blended into Society of the Snow.
“We took the time to go through all the important moments. We were ready with our cameras as if we were shooting a documentary to capture that. Each actor is doing what his character was doing and feeling and going through in that moment. We gave them the freedom to do that, following them with the cameras.”
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Jasmine Valentine is a TV and Movies Writer on Dexerto’s UK team. She’s the go-to source for all things Young Sheldon and Virgin River. Jasmine has also written for the likes of Total Film, The Daily Beast, and Radio Times. You can contact her at jasmine.waters@dexerto.com
