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- 2013
- R
- IFC Films
- 1 h 35 m
- 2013
- R
- IFC Films
- 1 h 35 m
Summary The story of the deadliest day on the world's most dangerous mountain, when 11 climbers mysteriously perished on K2.
Directed By: Nick Ryan
Written By: Mark Monroe
- 2013
- R
- IFC Films
- 1 h 35 m
- 2013
- R
- IFC Films
- 1 h 35 m
The Summit
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5.0
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Summary The story of the deadliest day on the world's most dangerous mountain, when 11 climbers mysteriously perished on K2.
Directed By: Nick Ryan
Written By: Mark Monroe
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 17 Critic Reviews
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59% Positive
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41% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 17 Critic Reviews
63
59% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
41% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
The Summit does an amazing job of putting you on the mountain, making it one of the most terrifying horror films a climber or an acrophobe could ever see.
As you watch these actors, you appreciate the endeavor the climbers went through all the more — and as triumph turns to tragedy, you feel the grief winding its way through your shaken nervous systems.
The proceedings somewhat sidestep the issues of risk and responsibility—including the raised, but never fully tackled, question of whether others should have gone back to try to save their fellow, trapped compatriots—that seem most in need of investigation.
There is a lot of finger-pointing. Assertions are made, theories offered, but not much in the way of certainty.
Though Ryan and Monroe prove adept at the film’s most elemental factors, they don’t offer enough backstory or characterization.
First-time director Nick Ryan isn’t entirely up to the challenge in The Summit, but he does deliver some dramatic and visual highs in the attempt.
Nick Ryan’s documentary looks at the disaster by using interviews, actual footage and re-enactments. The latter move undercuts some of the movie’s authenticity. Granted, there probably wasn’t another way to film it, but it muddies the film’s sense of truth.
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Production Company
Image Now,
Fantastic Films,
Passion Pictures,
Diamond Docs,
Sträng Film
Release Date Oct 4, 2013
Duration 1 h 35 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline August 1, 2008. The deadliest day on the world's most dangerous mountain.
Awards
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Irish Film and Television Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards
• 2 Nominations
