The Himalayas

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The Himalayas

2015

2h 5m

Drama

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Mountaineer Hong-Gil Um sets out to climb Mt. Everest to retrieve his junior climbing partner's body.

Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

"The Himalayas" is a broad comedy, a buddy movie, a mountain climbing adventure and a cornball weepie, not always in proportions that go well together.

Dec 31, 2015

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Michael Nordine

Village Voice

Director Lee Suk-hoon proves a capable (if uninspired) hand at meeting genre expectations; rest assured that ladders will precariously bridge crevasses, oxygen levels will drop, and grand speeches will be made as our heroes face near-certain death.

Dec 29, 2015

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James Mudge

easternKicks.com

While it's hard not to feel frustrated at the thought of a more tightly edited and less hysterical take, Lee nevertheless offers up a couple of hours of polished entertainment

Rated: 3/5

Nov 1, 2020

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Diva Velez

TheDivaReview.com

A formulaic glut of schmaltzy clichs and cheap-looking visuals packed into a predictable, witless, braindead script. If someone had pushed the film cans for The Himalayas off a mountain, we'd be all the better for it.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 3, 2016

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Josh Bell

Las Vegas Weekly

There's a lot of crying and wailing for a movie about hardened adventurers, and it eventually drowns out any potential excitement.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 29, 2015

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David Noh

Film Journal International

For hardy souls who like hardy film fare, this Korean mountain-climbing epic should be worth the trek.

Dec 17, 2015

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arun k

based on true story, Hong-gil and Mu-taek who r passioned hikers, meets with diffrerence and they become friends. they go on conquesting Mt everest. due to certains reason nd injury hong-gil retires , but Mu -taek continues. eventually he dies , but retired hong feels he is resosnible for encouraging and set out to look for his body. the way they showcased is really gud #hikermovie . overall very good presentation. loved the soul of Hiker ! not to forget they r some intense scenes as well + emotion.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Some of the best and most realistic climbing footage in a film that was not a true documentary.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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jean-pol c

My opinion--- This movie is above all a human drama, set with extraordinary shots and scene of courage and solidarity which in high mountain is absolutely necessary. I liked the movie very much, because there is humor at the beginning, then the dramatic story and finally the giant that is the Everest. Finally the exploit of all these mountaineers. The movie is very well done and this story is based on a true story that will make you love this beautiful movie. A movie to be discovered by the sumptuous images offered by Everest

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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3 stars. BD. ????????????????Everest ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Everest ????????????????????????????????????????????Everest??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Trying so hard not to cry in public... Regardless harsh rating, I think this is better made than Everest.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Synopsis

Mountaineer Hong-Gil Um sets out to climb Mt. Everest to retrieve his junior climbing partner's body.

Director: Lee Seok-hoon
Production Co: JK Film
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Korean
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 11, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $696.7K
Runtime: 2h 5m

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