127 Hours

In this real-life drama, Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) looks at the most horrific days in the life of mountain climber Aron Ralston, played powerfully by James Franco. In 2003, Ralston got stuck in a very remote mountain landscape in Utah. After a falling rock jammed his arm, loner Ralston had to spend 127 hours fighting terrible weather conditions, incredible pain and the real chance of going totally insane. He also had to make an almost inconceivable decision to save his own life. Despite his difficult situation, the American turns out to possess a very dry sense of humour, saying farewell to his parents by making occasionally hilarious recordings of himself and conceiving comic radio shows indicating that he is beginning to learn the hard way that his selfish life has been his downfall. In such a small space and with just one actor, Boyle cleverly constructs a highly dynamic, blood-curdling film that has now been nominated for three Golden Globes.