'' I Am Alive : Surviving the Andes Plane Crash '' is a 2010 television documentary recounting the tragedy of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 from the perspective of survivor Nando Parrado . It is a 2-hour special with reenactments of the October 13 , 1972 crash and the 72-day struggle for survival that followed , including details of the 37-mile trek out of the mountains by Parrado and fellow survivor Roberto Canessa . '' I Am Alive '' was produced by AMS Pictures and premiered on the History Channel on October 20 , 2010 . It was released for DVD on February 22 , 2011
Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571
Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571
I Am Alive: Surviving the Andes Plane Crash