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Meru
Description
It's that story that tells us about the great challenges we are living through the great mountain climbing around the world. It may be the Shark's Fin Award on Mount Meru is the final prize, where the film revolves around three competing climbers struggling to find success through that sport. It is a series of challenges that turn into mania and loss as they try to climb the mountain.
It's that story that tells us about the great challenges we are living through the great mountain climbing around the world. It may be the Shark's Fin Award on Mount Meru is the final prize, where the film revolves around three competing climbers struggling to find success through that sport. It is a series of challenges that turn into mania and loss as they try to climb the mountain.
Actors:
Grace Chin,
Jon Krakauer,
Jennifer Lowe-Anker,
Conrad Anker,
Amee Hinkley,
Jimmy Chin,
Renan Ozturk,
Jeremy Jones
Grace Chin
Jon Krakauer
12 April 1954, Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
Jennifer Lowe-Anker
Conrad Anker
27 November 1962, California, USA
Amee Hinkley
Jimmy Chin
Renan Ozturk
Jeremy Jones
Genre:
Action, Adventure, Documentary
Director:
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi ,
Jimmy Chin
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Jimmy Chin
Country:
United States, India
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September 04, 2015
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Likely to appeal to the extreme sports market and leave the rest of us stranded.
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September 03, 2015
Chin and Ozturk capture both the astonishing views from the top of the world and soul-searching moments inside a cramped tent dangling from the side of the mountain like a used tea bag.
February 12, 2016
A film about a climb more daredevilish than Philippe Petit's tightrope walk. Brilliantly filmed by the climbers who are as good at cinema as in climbing up the face of a mountain.
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What drives these men? "Because it's there" merely scratches the surface. "Meru" may not answer the question completely - likely nothing can - but it is a thrilling, harrowing attempt.
February 21, 2016
Part awe-inspiring nature documentary, part personal reflective journey, Meru gives equal weight to both of these sides of the coin.
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This is one of the most outstanding documentaries of the year.