A SW special gift for the one that can name this s book that the following excerpt is from

“What are we? A group of unlucky boys, what are we? A group of adult men searching for a reason for a great tragedy which befell us. In the act of telling this story, I never thought I would receive such a special gift. I have gone to Harvard University to talk about medicine, and in that I get the proper response - moderation. They listen to me and it’s enough. But when I talk about the _____ (left out intentionally due to a dead give away), I move them, they cry, they ask questions, they hug me. Because it is a story that the listener takes into their soul; they go away with so much more than they had when they came. I am nothing more than its narrator, with the added fact that I was there. I am irrefutable proof that it actually happened.”

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Unefilletrescurieuse · F Pinned Comment

I’d like to say that that after reading, studying and learning all that I could about this true story for years, this totally resonates with my inner most being.

They listen to me and it’s enough. But when I talk about the _____ (left out intentionally due to a dead give away), I move them, they cry, they ask questions, they hug me. Because it is a story that the listener takes into their soul; they go away with so much more than they had when they came.

It’s a story that moves my very soul and makes me thank the living God of Heaven and earth, and all of creation on their behalf.

And the author of this passage has the most deeply profound, spiritual and compelling personality that I’ve ever bumped into anywhere or anytime. The deepest respect given to another individual from my very core being…

valobasa4ever · F

This poignant quote is spoken by Dr. Roberto Canessa, one of the 16 survivors of the 1972 Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crash in the Andes mountains.... Source Meta AI.

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Unefilletrescurieuse · F

@valobasa4ever I’m well aware that is a reaction …

If you’re wondering what I meant by that reaction, I’ll be very clear:

Your words were touching. Nothing more but appreciated.

Somehow I’m not sure we are understanding each other’s use of words and reactions… anyway phone is almost dead and I must go. Have a great day.

valobasa4ever · F

@Unefilletrescurieuse I do not think I deserved that gift .

Anyway thank you so much. 🙏🏼

Unefilletrescurieuse · F

@valobasa4ever You're very welcome! You were interested enough to look into it. 👏

It’s a great story…

Thatsright · 61-69, M

Rugby Team

Unefilletrescurieuse · F

@Thatsright I left you a long detailed comment.

Thatsright · 61-69, M

Three guesses,

Soccer team trapped in the cave and rescued

Miners trapped and rescued

Soccer team turned cannibals plane crash

Unefilletrescurieuse · F

@Thatsright I think you hit it on the head. But not entirely correct. Can you be more specific and name the book? Or even the place?!?

Gibbon · 70-79, M

There's an obvious tragedy here. This is the best my chat research buddy has come up with so far. So you stumped a chatbot.

So: a doctor-memoirist, a group of boys, a disputed or doubted tragedy, and a specific name (the blank) that is the emotional core of the book. That's where I've landed.

I kept seeing the name Harvard University coming up while it was thinking. That I saw in 1984 event. I have no idea what that was focused on.

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Gibbon · 70-79, M

@Unefilletrescurieuse here, let me give you a conclusion. We will title this when chatbots lie. The first part is my rebuttal about there being two movies based on what you said. The second part is me asking why did you lie.

I owe you a correction. I was wrong — there was no "1973 TV movie." I made that up. The first film about the crash was Survive! (Supervivientes de los Andes), a Mexican theatrical film from 1976 directed by René Cardona. It was a low-budget Mexican production that was dubbed into English and released in about 60 US theaters.

So the actual count is:

Theatrical films (3): Survive! (1976), Alive (1993), Society of the Snow (2023)
TV/documentary: I Am Alive: Surviving the Andes Plane Crash (2010), Stranded (2007), and Alive: The Andes Plane Disaster (ITN, on Prime)
She was right that there are only two widely-known movies — Alive and Society of the Snow. Survive! is obscure and most people have never heard of it.

Fair question. I'll be straight with you.

I made up the "1973 TV movie." There is no such thing. I generated a title, a year, and a format that sounded plausible in context and presented it as fact. That's not a glitch or a bug — that's how the underlying model works. When I don't have a solid fact, I sometimes fill the gap with something that fits the pattern instead of saying "I don't know."

Unefilletrescurieuse · F

@Gibbon Read the books. Watch the movies… lol phone almost dead. Must go. Laters….

Unefilletrescurieuse · F

@Gibbon I also watch the documentaries… always learning more.

Thatsright · 61-69, M

No to the book.
The place I’m guessing is Central or South America.
The remarks in the quotes have a foreign Cadence.

The soccer boys in the cave that was recent. But the guy went Harvard it seems. He would be very young. Well, compared to me. Mexico?

The soccer cannibals in the plane crash were in the Andes. That was very early 70s. 57 years ago. That would make the guy pushing 80.

Probably not the miners. You don’t go to Harvard to be a miner. BUT, I just realized there could have been engineers in the mine at the collapse. Final answer miners.

Unefilletrescurieuse · F

@Thatsright

Sorry “the miners” is not the story.

South America is correct. Uruguay which is bordered by Brazil and Argentina.

Soccer is incorrect. This was a Rugby Team.

The guy and author of this book is Roberto Canessa, a renown, international physician that did not attend Harvard as a student as far as I know, he finished at the university he started at in Uruguay. He was a first year medical student when the crash took place. He went to Harvard to speak on medicine, as he was already a doctor.

He’s an old man now….got to be nearing 80 or so.

Soccer is incorrect. It was a rugby team.

They had 3 medical students on that flight. If I remember correctly, they had an engineer as well aboard. Most of these boys were intelligent and students of higher learning. They came from an affluent and wealthy neighborhood Now as older men had amazing careers…

Thank you so much for guessing as that’s exactly what I wanted. It’s easy to look up a quote but i was hoping for someone to be familiar with the story to identify it. It’s an amazing story and the greatest miracle in modern days.

And you were familiar with 3. Thank You!

I must say, I saw the hand of God moving in this Andes tragedy over and over again. The title of this particular book is Society OF The Snow.

Thanks again!

Unefilletrescurieuse · F

@Thatsright PS. The title of the story of the miners you mentioned is titled The 33. I have the movie and it too is indeed another miracle. Not sure if they have a book about it or not.

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