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The Wall of Shadows

Original title: The Wall of Shadows
Year: 2020
Running time: 94 min.
Country: Poland
Director: Eliza Kubarska
Screenwriter: Eliza Kubarska
Cast: Documentary
Music: Marcel Vaid
Cinematography: Piotr Rosolowski
Producer: Co-production Poland-Germany-Switzerland;
BraidMade Films, Corso Film, TILT Production
Genre: Documentary
Synopsis: The Sherpa family break a taboo and take part in the Himalayan expedition to Kumbhakarna,the holiest of mountains, to earn money for their son's school and cut him from their tradition. They accompany the leading world class alpinists.

Critics' reviews

"A balanced film (...) Kubarska is asking us to consider the ethical issues involved when foreign mountaineers expect Sherpas to take huge risks in pursuit of their conquests (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"

Cath Clarke: The Guardian

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The Wall of Shadows

2020

Eliza Kubarska