The purpose ultimately is to allow you to learn English from this film. So I think maybe the commentary will just help you to sort of understand it a little bit more. You'll hear the characters describe the story in their own words, which is fantastic. Plus it will reinforce a lot of the English that you're picking up right now as you listen to this. But I urge you to watch it because it will grip your attention and you won't regret it. It's terrifically atmospheric. The main protagonists are... The two main protagonists are Joe Simpson and Simon Yates. There's also a third guy called Richard Hawking, but Joe Simpson andSimon Yates, particularly Joe Simpson who wrote the book