A group of men and boys crowd inside a round metal basket suspended high above a lush green mountain valley, riding an improvised zip-line or cable crossing. One man holds a phone to his ear while others grip the basket's rim; terraced hillsides and a distant village are visible far below.

Hanging By A Wire + Q&A

Subtitled, Foreign language

About Hanging By A Wire + Q&A

When a cable car wire snaps, eight passengers - including six schoolboys - are left dangling 900 feet above a ravine in the Himalayan foothills.

Director Mohammed Ali Naqvi tells the story of the nail-biting rescue mission that follows. With no margin for error and a single cable that could fail at any moment, an unlikely alliance of civilian rescuers, police and military forces must improvise under intense public scrutiny, in a race against the clock before disaster strikes.

Hanging by a Wire combines staggering drone footage from the day with visceral reconstructions, and interviews with the extraordinary people who risked life and limb to reach the boys.

The screening will be followed by a live onstage Q&A with director Mohammed Ali Naqvi.
 

Booking info

To book Accessible tickets and free Companion tickets, please visit our Accessible Bookings page. Companion tickets will initially show a standard ticket price, but once your account is set-up and you are logged in, this will be reduced to £0 at checkout.

Duration includes trailers, adverts and any Q&A/panel. For events such as NT Live, Colour Box and Reel & Meal there will be minimal advertising. We do not admit latecomers after the main feature has started and we have a limited food & drink policy.

MAC’s cinema programme has been generously supported by BFI Film Audience Network and Film Hub Midlands.

Dates and times

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