{"id":23325,"date":"2015-11-20T18:21:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-20T17:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/?p=23325"},"modified":"2021-08-10T10:58:45","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T08:58:45","slug":"pure-documentary-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/pura-vida-documental\/","title":{"rendered":"\"Pura vida\": A documentary on life and death"},"content":{"rendered":"

Annapurna (Himalaya) is a climber's dream, a dream of overcoming. It is the tenth highest mountain on the planet and one of the most difficult to climb. He who succeeds is a hero, and he who fails is a hero too.<\/strong>. And he describes himself as a \"hero\", although for I\u00f1aki Ochoa de Olza the term was always unnecessary, as he did not consider himself one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pure life<\/em>a documentary by Migueltxo Molina and Pablo Iraburu, tells the story of the second, the hero who did not make it down the 8,091-metre high mountain massif alive. The Spaniard I\u00f1aki Ochoa de Olza, climbed Annapurna in 2008.<\/strong>Hours later, they learned that the climber was not well and had to undertake a rescue plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The attempt to rescue the late Ochoa de Olza involved climbers and mountaineers from all over the world, For some, this has been one of the largest mobilisations within the union.<\/strong>. In the same documentary it is said that everyone was aware that finding the climber alive was practically impossible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fellowship was one of the examples that this event gave to the world, giving an insight into what this discipline really means and what true sportsmanship is all about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Climbers from all over the world gathered for the rescue of the mountaineer (Arena Communications)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The most watched documentary in 2012<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Pura vida premiered at the San Sebastian Festival in 2012. From there it was touring various film festivals and cinemas, and touring theatres<\/strong>e, becoming the most watched documentary in Spain that year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The production was in charge of Arena Comunicaci\u00f3n, who on their website state: \"When we decided to produce Pura Vida<\/em> we didn't imagine that it would end up being the most watched Spanish documentary film that year. Nor did we imagine that it would have the international coverage that it did. Even less that it would be shown in theatres in Japan or broadcast on Russian television, among many others\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2018 the film was re-released to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Navarrese's death. The screenings were held simultaneously in Pamplona, Bilbao, Barcelona and Madrid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its premiere in 2012 and its re-release in 2018 were accompanied by a programme with colloquiums and other meetings that allowed the audience to give their opinion on the story. Debating between the two realities that the documentary puts on the table: life and death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arena Communications, as part of the synopsis of the Pure life<\/em>He adds: \"Even beyond his peaks, I\u00f1aki is an exceptional man<\/strong>. As exceptional as the rescue attempt itself and the men who risked their lives to save him. Exceptional because his only rule is to live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part of the proceeds of this documentary were donated to the SOS Himalaya-I\u00f1aki Ochoa de Olza Foundation, which has been operating in Nepal for 11 years, in charge of development projects, building schools and providing technical and financial support for educational projects in different villages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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