The Mountain

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The Mountain

2024

1h 29m

Drama

Comedy

Adventure

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The Mountain is a heartfelt drama about three children on a mission to find healing under the watchful eye of Taranaki Maunga (Mountain) and discover friendship in the spirit of adventure.

Jason Blake

Limelight

Shot on location in the Icelandic highlands outside Reykjavík, it’s a visually arresting film, too, with Kjartansdóttir creating space for the viewer to breathe, even as the characters struggle to do the same.

Jul 11, 2025

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Valerie Kalfrin

AWFJ.org

The Mountain ... has the spirit of backyard adventures writ large. ...[T]he film is a touching ode to friendship and seemingly random yet meaningful moments.

Sep 26, 2024

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Sarah Gopaul

Digital Journal

Māori traditions are sprinkled throughout the narrative... Their adventure doesn’t bring any life-altering revelations, but does allow them to find friendship at a time in their lives when they’re all feeling very much alone.

Sep 26, 2024

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Jared Mobarak

Hey, Have You Seen ...?

It never talks down to them by sugar-coating what these kids are going through. It never falls prey to artificial sentiment either like so many adult stories with the same subject matter do as a result of our collective desire for avoidance.

Rated: 7/10

Sep 12, 2024

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Louisa Moore

Screen Zealots

A heartfelt and charming adventure that taps into the innocence and wonder of childhood. Captures the simple yet profound joys of being a kid, when every day felt like an adventure and friendships were built on shared quests and dreams.

Sep 12, 2024

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Nadine Whitney

InSession Film

The Mountain is a delightful, magical, mystical, and melancholy film brimming with humor and tenderness. Aotearoa and the world are blessed to have Rachel House as a creative force and one hopes she will continue behind the camera.

Rated: A

Sep 10, 2024

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Ru K

Watched this with my 10 year old so this our review. This movie was hardcore, bringing theme like death, cancer and loneliness to life. But it was also a magnificent story of hope, light and friendship. It was beautifully shot and some absolutely loved the Mauri language and culture coming in. The cloud scenes were amazing and the humour around cancer were both heartbreaking and at times funny. Overall incredible movie.....original, creative and thought provoking.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/24/25

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kiwi b

Great movie would recommend. Also Reuben Is kinda hot.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/12/25

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The Mountain is a heartfelt drama about three children on a mission to find healing under the watchful eye of Taranaki Maunga (Mountain) and discover friendship in the spirit of adventure.

Director: Rachel House
Producer: Desray Armstrong, Morgan Waru
Screenwriter: Rachel House, Tom Furniss
Production Co: Piki Films, Sandy Lane Productions
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 29m