Society of the Snow (2023)

Esteban Bigliardi: Javier Methol

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• Numa Turcatti : I don't understand, Javier. From the very first moment we crashed in this place, I've tried to help as much as I could. I tried... to always do the right thing, you know? And now, with my leg like this... I'm useless. What does it all mean? What's the meaning of the death of Arturo? The death of Vasco? Or the death of everybody else?

  Javier Methol : Liliana gave everything. Always. During the avalanche, while buried under the snow, I could feel her body underneath mine. I remember there were only a few inches between me and the surface. I could actually put my head out and shout at her with all the strength I had, "Liliana, hold on!" "I'll get you out. I'm alive, love." I saw them stepping over where she was and I shouted "Oh, my God! Don't step on her! Don't! Don't step on her please! Liliana is trapped below!" But there was simply no way to get her out if I didn't get out first. But I was unable to move because my feet were pressed against her chest. And if I pushed against her, it would make her sink deeper and deeper. What is the meaning of that, Numa? When we finally got to Liliana, she was just a lifeless corpse. At that moment, as they kept digging up friends, one dead, one alive, one dead, one alive... then... I hugged Liliana with all my strength. And I felt a love I'd never felt in my life. And I realized that I had a purpose, which was to take that love that I was squeezing there against my chest and bring it to my kids back home. Her death was not in vain. That wound doesn't make you useless.