Carlitos P\u00e1ez spoke exclusively to RadioTimes.com about the new dramatisation of the incredible tale of survival following the 1972 Andes flight disaster. <\/p>
One of the survivors of the infamous 1972 Andes plane disaster has explained why cannibalism should not be seen as the main part of his story.<\/p>\n
Carlitos P\u00e1ez was speaking exclusively to RadioTimes.com<\/a> ahead of the release of new Netflix film Society of the Snow, which tells the incredible true story<\/a> of how the Old Christians Club rugby team were stranded in inhospitable conditions for 72 days following a catastrophic crash.<\/p>\n The story has previously inspired a number of other films and TV shows \u2013 both directly and more loosely, in the case of Yellowjackets<\/a> \u2013 and one of the sources of fascination has often been the fact that the surviving team members were forced to resort to cannibalism<\/a> in order to survive.<\/p> This is portrayed in the film sensitively by director JA Bayona \u2013 who revealed that he never wanted the film to be \u201cfocused in horror\u201d \u2013 but P\u00e1ez explained that, to him, there were far more interesting aspects of the story.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not the main thing of the story, you know?\u201d he explained. \u201cAnd it\u2019s incredible, you know, all the philosophy, the discussion [of whether they should eat human meat], even the part when Canessa buries the meat and we come to reality.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd, for me, it wasn\u2019t a big deal. Really, it wasn\u2019t. If you ask me if it happens again, I won\u2019t stay 10 days waiting for the whole thing. I will do it.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not the main thing. But because of that, you can talk about teamwork, you can talk about solidarity, you can talk about love, you can talk of friends.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n Instead, P\u00e1ez said that the idea of \u201cunity\u201d and the fact that \u201ceverybody was equal\u201d are the things that he thinks should resonate with audiences who watch Society of the Snow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cNational Geographic<\/a> says this is the biggest story in survival, but the principal thing is that we were ordinary people,\u201d he said. \u201cI was 18 years old. I was a spoiled boy, you know, my father gave me everything. So I knew nothing.<\/p>\n \u201cIn Uruguay, we don\u2019t have snow, we don\u2019t have mountains. And to stay\u2026 you must understand, 72 days, that\u2019s a lot, you go for summer for two and a half months and it\u2019s difficult to have a good time and enjoy yourself for 72 days!<\/p>\n \u201cAnd to be in the situation, and even knowing that nobody was looking for us, you know, what\u2019s the end?\u201d<\/p>\n Society of the Snow is now streaming on Netflix.\u00a0Sign up for Netflix from \u00a34.99 a month<\/a>. Netflix is also available on\u00a0Sky Glass<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Virgin Media Stream<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Check out more of our\u00a0Film<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>. 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