6.1
The Climbers (2019)
September 30, 20192h 3mZH
6.3
60 votes
Overview
Upon learning that the international community does not recognize China's ascent of Mount Everest during May 1960 owing to a lack of videographic evidence from the summit, three members on the team rally together a group of young hopefuls to reach the world's highest point.
Director
Daniel LeeWriters
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
Stream
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
Mandarin
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Shanghai Film Group 上海电影（集团）(SFG)
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User Reviews
Peter McGinn
8.0I have watched a lot of accounts and dramatizations of mountaineering expeditions, but this is the oddest one I have seen. I guess it is because this film tries to be more than one genre. It is part thriller, part documentary of Chinese Himalayan history, part romance and some propaganda thrown in for good measure. Too much of everything at different times, it seemed to me. The thriller part was like a Hollywood movie, with more last second rescues and literal cliffhangers than any climber might experience in a lifetime, and some of them so dramatic I expected to see a superhero cape flappi…
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