Survivor of 1972 plane crash who resorted to cannibalism to survive in Andes Mountains speaks out

Dr. Roberto Canessa, now 70, recalls 72 days stranded atop the Andes Mountains with fellow Uruguayan rugby team members in 1972 ahead of the Jan. 4 release of "Society of the Snow."

The remarkable story of resilience has been relived countless times, most notably in the 1993 film "Alive." But this film takes the reenactment a step further, taking viewers to the actual site of the notorious crash."We were shooting 12,000 feet, exactly in the same place where the plane crashed, at the same time of year," "Society of the Snow" director J.A. Bayona told "Today." Christina Coulter is a U.S. and World reporter for Fox News Digital. Email story tips to christina.coulter@fox.com.

The movie was filmed in Montevideo, where the rugby team and other passengers boarded their fated flight, the Sierra Nevada in Andalusia and different locations in Chile and Argentina, where the real-life events took place, according to Netflix.Canessa, now a 70-year-old pediatric cardiologist, according to People, told the outlet it was not easy watching the latest film. "I was immersed in that place again," he said in a "Today" segment that aired Nov. 30. "I was back to the fuselage."