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  • 2014
  • Unrated
  • Sundance Selects
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 2014
  • Unrated
  • Sundance Selects
  • 1 h 30 m

Summary In 1953, the ascent of Everest remained the last of Earth’s great challenges. Standing at over 29,000ft, the world’s highest mountain posed a fearsome challenge and had already claimed thirteen lives in previous expeditions. Faced with treacherous winds, sub-zero temperatures and battling altitude sickness, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing...

Directed By: Leanne Pooley

Written By: Matthew Metcalfe, Leanne Pooley

  • 2014
  • Unrated
  • Sundance Selects
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 2014
  • Unrated
  • Sundance Selects
  • 1 h 30 m

Beyond the Edge

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Summary In 1953, the ascent of Everest remained the last of Earth’s great challenges. Standing at over 29,000ft, the world’s highest mountain posed a fearsome challenge and had already claimed thirteen lives in previous expeditions. Faced with treacherous winds, sub-zero temperatures and battling altitude sickness, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing...

Directed By: Leanne Pooley

Written By: Matthew Metcalfe, Leanne Pooley

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
59
33% Positive
2 Reviews
67% Mixed
4 Reviews
0% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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80
Jul 5, 2014
It may not have the jeopardy of Touching The Void, but when Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary finally reach the summit, we’re treated to an early candidate for one of 2014’s most transcendent film moments. This is genuinely inspirational stuff, and then some.
By Andrew Lowry FULL REVIEW
80
Jul 3, 2014
This absorbing account of the first recorded summit of the world’s highest mountain is a rare documentary for which re-enactments make complete sense.
By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW
60
Jul 5, 2014
It's a testament to the film-making that, despite the fact that we know the outcome, there's a great sense of relief when they finally reach the summit.
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60
Jul 2, 2014
With the facts so poignant, there's little that needs dramatizing.
By Diana Clarke FULL REVIEW
40
Jul 5, 2014
Considering the danger, spectacular setting and sheer derring-do of its subject matter, this is pretty leaden stuff. Disappointing.
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40
Jul 2, 2014
Though impressively shot, the doc is a weak advertisement for 3-D. Hillary's bees pop out during a background episode, but that's old hat. It's the story of that final ascent is the real stirring stuff.
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Production Company General Film Corporation
Release Date Jul 4, 2014
Duration 1 h 30 m
Rating Unrated
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Tagline The most extraordinary place on Earth, where two extraordinary men set out to achieve the impossible.
Website https://www.facebook.com/beyondtheedge3d?ref=br_tf
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Awards

New Zealand Film and TV Awards (II)
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Camerimage
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
New Zealand Cinematographers Society
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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