2012
Not Rated
Virgil Films & Entertainment
1 h 32 m

2012
Not Rated
Virgil Films & Entertainment
1 h 32 m

Summary Eleven veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan join an expedition to climb the 20,000 foot Himalayan giant Mount Lobuche. With blind adventurer Erik Weihenmayer and a team of Everest summiters as their guides, they set out on an emotional and gripping climb to reach the top in an attempt to heal the emotional and physical wounds of ...

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Directed By: Michael Brown

Written By: Scott McElroy, Brian Mockenhaupt, Ryan Fenson-Hood, Don Hahn, Michael Brown

2012
Not Rated
Virgil Films & Entertainment
1 h 32 m

2012
Not Rated
Virgil Films & Entertainment
1 h 32 m

High Ground

Name: High Ground
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2012-11-02
Duration: 1 min 32 s
Rating: 77
Cast: Steve Baskis, Dan Sidles, Katherine Ragazzino, Matt Nyman, Brian Mockenhaupt

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews

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Directed By: Michael Brown

Written By: Scott McElroy, Brian Mockenhaupt, Ryan Fenson-Hood, Don Hahn, Michael Brown

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Los Angeles Times

Nov 1, 2012

In its ability to let us hear firsthand what life-and-death combat does to the human body and spirit, this film has few peers.

By Kenneth Turan FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

Nov 1, 2012

Some of these trekkers are more resilient than others, but all seem to agree there's a high, maybe insurmountable barrier between them and civilians. However sympathetic we are, they say, we can hardly understand what they've been through. High Ground makes that difficult task a little easier.

By John DeFore FULL REVIEW

Village Voice

Nov 1, 2012

From its low-key, guitar-based score by composer Chris Bacon to the filmmaker's refusal to sugar-coat the tough times some of the soldiers faced after completing the climb, High Ground takes its cues from the worldview of its subjects.

By Ernest Hardy FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Nov 1, 2012

Michael Brown (a renowned mountaineer), digs below the adventure itself to reveal the gaping holes in our veteran care. Doing so, he translates a collage of experiences - some desperate, some hopeful, all tragic - into a first-person commentary on the malign reverberations of war.

By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW

NPR

Nov 1, 2012

What emerges as the film goes on is that the things military service provided for many of these individuals - family, friends, camaraderie, a support network of other like-minded individuals willing to lay down their lives for them - is the exact thing that has been taken away by their injuries, leaving them feeling particularly isolated. The climb provides them with that sense of community once again.

By Ian Buckwalter FULL REVIEW

Boston Globe

Nov 1, 2012

A less than inspiring documentary about extremely inspiring individuals, High Ground is worth seeing for what it shows rather than how it shows it.

By Ty Burr FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Khumbu Pictures, Serac Adventure Films, Stone Circle Pictures

Release Date Nov 2, 2012

Duration 1 h 32 m

Rating Not Rated

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Tagline 11 Wounded Warriors, Climbing Home from War

Website https://www.facebook.com/HighGroundMovie

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Newport Beach Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Boulder International Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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Steve Baskis

Self

Dan Sidles

Self

Katherine Ragazzino

Self

Matt Nyman

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Brian Mockenhaupt

Self

Cody Miranda

Self

Nicolette Maroulis

Self

Aaron 'Ike' Isaacson

Self

Ashley Crandall

Self

Chad Butrick

Self

Chad Jukes

Self

Lona Parten

Self

Justin Moore

Self

Luis Benitez

Self

Brad Bull

Self

Jeff Evans

Self

Didrik Johnck

Self

Erik Weihenmayer

Self

Jeff Messner

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Chris Morris

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