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The Climb

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A young Senegalese-French man sets out to climb Mount Everest to impress the woman he loves.
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Tara Brady Irish Times 01/05/2018
3/5
Loosely inspired by Dendoune's remarkable achievement, this warm, likable film adds a romantic-comedy subplot to an already irresistible underdog tale. Go to Full Review
Brian Costello Common Sense Media 01/10/2018
2/5
Subtitled French romcom adventure has cursing, drugs. Go to Full Review
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Daniel G Jan 18 Such a well-done feel-good movie with amazing mountain scenery that any shortcomings are totally forgotten. Totally rooting for Samy, though I'm sure some questioned why the actor was not of Algerian heritage, like the real-life hero on which the movie was loosely based... See more Joaqun 05/01/2023 Really liked the story and tempo of the movie. If you are interested in watching something fun and real this is what you're looking for. See more 02/13/2021 The French movies and TV series seem to be at the top of their game. The characters are nice the shows are positive and the acting is off the scale of the late stuff from America. And great leads like Ahmed Sylla what a smile! You can watch another murder in Los Angeles. De Niro playing De Niro or Joe Peci playing Joe Peci or Tom Cruise running jumping and flying to save the world. A great French show like Call My Agent - they ask even the actors to act. Or watch another CSI Florida, L. A. or New Orleans or South Dakota or or or... Guess the murder thing is just America? Another serial killer cool! While other countries shows tell up beat stories of life and love and stepping out of your comfort zone we Americans kill and do Red #15 and comic book characters. There are real heroes stories from around the world, you can't make up reality. Even the scarry movies are better - Train to Bussan, Into the Night, To the Lake. See more dave s 12/02/2020 Boy loves girl. Girl secretly loves boy. Boy climbs Mount Everest to prove his love. Girl lets him. That's the premise of The Climb, a very likeable story of unrequited love. Loosely based on a true story (apparently the names have been changed, the nationality of the climber has been changed, as has the motivation for climbing Everest), you will not be able to help yourself from cheering for the lovestruck protagonist, despite the fact that the whole premise seems implausible. The performances are fine, the cinematography is beautiful, the story is captivating, and, despite all of this, you will probably hate yourself for liking it when the final credits roll. See more 01/27/2020 Very quirky tale of male friendship that leaves the female actors pretty much in the wings. The characters were also unlikeable. See more 01/08/2020 This film is about the friendship between two guys over a number of years. It starts out really bad but eventually gets better... still the two central guys are so obnoxious that it is sometimes a chore to watch them. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A young Senegalese-French man sets out to climb Mount Everest to impress the woman he loves.
Director
Ludovic Bernard
Producer
Laurence Lascary
Screenwriter
Nadir Dendoune, Olivier Ducray, Ludovic Bernard
Production Co
Mars Film, DACP, France 2 Cinéma
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 29, 2017
Runtime
1h 43m
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