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Skywalkers: A Love Story

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A daredevil couple risks it all by going where no one has gone before: the top of the world's second-highest skyscraper. Angela and Vanya are Russia's preeminent rooftoppers who defy the odds (and death) to scale the globe's tallest buildings. As their acrobatic stunts go viral and rack up millions of online views, they put their love and trust to the test as they create a highly dangerous new artform that they call "skywalking."
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Blending romance with vertiginous thrill-seeking, Skywalkers: A Love Story is a documentary of truly dizzying proportions.

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Emma Keates AV Club Angela and Ivan’s love story often feels almost too storybook to be plausible, but it’s next to impossible not to root for them as they support each other—often physically—through their many costumed security evasions and insane stunts. Rated: B- Jul 26, 2024 Full Review Nell Minow RogerEbert.com Zimbalist (a sometime rooftopper) and his co-director Maria Bukhonina make it clear that the stunts are real but never get beyond a Photoshop version of the characters. Rated: 2/4 Jul 21, 2024 Full Review Bilge Ebiri New York Magazine/Vulture For all its problems, Skywalkers is often very watchable. Jul 20, 2024 Full Review Valerie Kalfrin AWFJ.org Not for viewers with vertigo, Skywalkers: A Love Story is best appreciated as a travelogue rather than as a high-flying romance. ... The imagery, much of it thanks to the couple’s drone shots and precision, is indeed stunning. Aug 29, 2024 Full Review Bill Newcott The Saturday Evening Post In a world where reality TV offers up manufactured conflicts...as frequent as commercial breaks, it’s hard to know how much of the human drama...is real. Zimbalist, though, is a serious documentarian, so I’m willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. Rated: 3/5 Aug 20, 2024 Full Review Carla Hay Culture Mix With stunning cinematography, Skywalkers: A Love Story (about rooftopping couple Ivan Beerkus and Angela Nikolau) is an absorbing documentary that shows the parallels between the highs and lows in the couple's skyscraper stunts and in their relationship. Aug 17, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Giovanni J Definitely more of a love-story than I thought as their journey doing DEATH-DEFYING skywalking really places one's trust in another. I actually got quesy when they are skywalking. This documentary is similar to the one where Frenchman Phillipe Petit tight-rope walked across The Twin Towers in NYC in the early 70s just as the buildings were being finished being built. Similar obstacles. Also a movie was made out of that called...The Walk back in 2015 (wow almost 10yrs ago). This movie I saw at the Netflix theater in NYC (The Paris Theater) next to Central Park, but it is NOT an IMAX theater thus disappointed in that. The real IMAX theater near Lincoln Center was already showing other movies. Thus deduct half a star. Excellent movie, especially a DATE movie with your significant other. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/21/24 Full Review Daniel F Mega packende Doku von den beiden verrücktesten Rooftoppern der Welt. Wunderschöne Bilder un eine schöne Liebesgeschichte. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/03/24 Full Review Anna M I didn’t expect much of this show, but I was seriously shocked by how great this movie was! I absolutely loved it and was engaged the whole time. I felt like I’m there with Angela and Vania. Something that really worth watching! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/01/24 Full Review Carmen V I’ve never watched a documentary that was catching me so much. I was thrilled watching it. Really, my knees got weak. I just kept thinking „don’t slip, don’t fall down…!“ Watching that was a true adrenaline rush and also the love story behind it was just super cute. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/31/24 Full Review Kay C I’ve been following these two for some time now and was counting down days til the release. It did NOT disappoint! This is more than a love story. For me it is a lesson in resilience, love, and trust. The heart racing heights and incredible views are all bonus. Angela and Vanya are true soulmates and I love this documentary. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/31/24 Full Review Frank S This film is a riveting, heartstopping and beautiful journey of the two stars. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/31/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A daredevil couple risks it all by going where no one has gone before: the top of the world's second-highest skyscraper. Angela and Vanya are Russia's preeminent rooftoppers who defy the odds (and death) to scale the globe's tallest buildings. As their acrobatic stunts go viral and rack up millions of online views, they put their love and trust to the test as they create a highly dangerous new artform that they call "skywalking."
Director
Jeff Zimbalist, Maria Bukhonina
Producer
Jeff Zimbalist, Maria Bukhonina, Tamir Ardon, Chris Smith
Screenwriter
Jeff Zimbalist
Distributor
Netflix
Production Co
All Rise Films, XYZ Films, Library Films
Rating
R (Language)
Genre
Documentary, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 12, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 19, 2024
Runtime
1h 39m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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