127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Survival is a Human Instinct

A mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive.

127 Hours is the true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah. Over the next five days Ralston examines his life and survives the elements to finally discover he has the courage and the wherewithal to extricate himself by any means necessary, scale a 65 foot wall and hike over eight miles before he can be rescued. Throughout his journey, Ralston recalls friends, lovers, family, and the two hikers he met before his accident. Will they be the last two people he ever had the chance to meet?

Boyle and Franco turn a true survival story into a powerful statement about living

Video Diary

Aron Ralston filmed a daily video diary while he was stuck in the canyon; parts of the video diary were shown on a televised special about his entrapment, however most of the footage has only been shown to close friends and family and is kept in a bank vault for safety. Before shooting began both James Franco and director Danny Boyle were allowed to view the footage in order to accurately portray the events in the movie.

Director: Danny Boyle

Writers
Danny Boyle (screenplay)
Simon Beaufoy (screenplay)
Aron Ralston (book “Between a Rock and a Hard Place”)

Stars
James Franco
Amber Tamblyn
Kate Mara

Source: 127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place