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Film Info

Switzerland, Germany, Poland 2020 | 94 min. Director: Eliza Kubarska
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World Sales

RISE AND SHINE WORLD SALES U.G.
Schlesische Str. 29/30
10997 Berlin Phone +49 30 47372980 Fax +49 30 473729820 http://www.riseandshine-berlin.com

Co-Production Company

CORSO Film
Antwerpener Str. 14
50672 Köln

Categories

Documentary

The Wall of Shadows

Original version Nepali, Ghunsa Dialect (Tibetan), English, Russian, Polish with English subtitles available

Synopsis

When a Sherpa family is asked by a group of westerners to lead a trek up the never-conquered east wall of the imposing Kumbhakarna Mountain in Nepal, they’re confronted with a dilemma. Not only is the summit reputed to be more challenging than Mount Everest, but according to the local Kirant religion, it’s a sacred mountain that is not supposed to be ascended. While the father would like to earn the money necessary for his son’s education, the mother, a fierce woman who supports her boy’s dream of becoming a doctor, is adamant that they shouldn’t hike God’s body. Director Eliza Kubarska follows the expedition after the family agrees to guide the three foreigners, negotiating as best they can the pressure to finish the climb, the dangerous conditions and their own religious beliefs. Herself an experienced alpinist, Kubarska captures breathtaking images of the majestic landscape, honouring the spiritual dimension of the environment. (Charlotte Selb)

„Kubarska knows that the grandeur of the mountain is but a hill of beans compared to the human drama in the camp. The film is all the better for it.“ Pat Mullen, Point of View Magazine

Cast & Crew

Festivals/awards

2020
Hot Docs FF Toronto - Int. Spectrum
Audience Award – Millenium Docs Against Gravity
DMZ Docs, South Korea
Documentaire Extraordinaire Award – Bergen IFF
Ji.hlava IDFF
BANFF Mountain Film Festival, Alberta/Canada
Best Documentary of the Year – NAFF, Denmark
Zürcher Filmpreis - Best Directing
2021
Best Feature Film – Birds International Club Kottayam India
American Cinematographer Award – Salem Film Festival USA
Chamonix Film Festival!, France
GRAND PRIX in DOMZALE – 15 Mountain FF

2021
ALPINE CAMERA GOLD, "People and Culture" – Mountainfilm Graz, Austria


World Sales

RISE AND SHINE WORLD SALES U.G.
Schlesische Str. 29/30
10997 Berlin Phone +49 30 47372980 Fax +49 30 473729820 http://www.riseandshine-berlin.com

Co-Production Company

CORSO Film
Antwerpener Str. 14
50672 Köln

Cast & Crew

Eliza Kubarska
 Monika Braid (Braidmade Films, Polen)
 Piotr Rosolowski
 Franciszek Kozlowski, Zofia Morus
 Marcel Vaid
 Ümit Uludag (uemituludag) (Co-Producer, CORSO Film), Kaspar Winkler ( Co-Producer, TILT Production), Erik Winker (Co-Producer, CORSO Film), Martin Roelly (Co-Producer, CORSO Film), Sabine Girsberger (Co-Producer, TILT Production)

Categories

Documentary
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