'' Stranded : I 've Come from a Plane that Crashed on the Mountains '' is a 2007 documentary film which tells the story of a rugby team from Uruguay who boarded Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 . The film features interviews with the survivors who recount their struggle to survive after the plane crashed in the Andes Mountains and the survivors cannibalized the deceased . '' Stranded '' was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival , and won the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary at the 2008 Directors Guild of America Awards . It had its major U.S. cities theatrical premieres on October 22 in New York and in Los Angeles on November 7
2008 Sundance Film Festival
2008 Sundance Film Festival
Stranded (2007 film)