Cerro Torre: A Snowball's Chance in Hell (2013)
Genre: Documentary / Adventure
Duration: 103 minuten
Country:
Austria
Directed by: Thomas Dirnhofer
Stars: David Lama, Peter Ortner and Jim Bridwell
IMDb score:
7,0 (482)
Releasedate: 27 September 2013
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
Cerro Torre: A Snowball's Chance in Hell plot
Set against the breathtaking backdrop of Patagonia, this documentary follows David Lama, the youngest mountaineering world champion. His goal is to be the first to climb the Cerro Torre via the infamous Compressor Route, a mountain that was once said to be the most difficult to climb in the entire world.
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I find this a seriously difficult film to watch.
David Lama was a super nice guy, and it's absolutely tragic that he's gone. And when you watch this kind of film, it's almost impossible to avoid the feeling that the pressures of fame and the need to stay relevant to sponsors played a part in that - and that this film itself is an example of that. After all, it's not really that the film is overflowing with the joy of climbing for the sake of it; it's never quite clear whether Lama actually enjoyed it at all. According to the old proverb 'the best climber is the one who has the most fun', he doesn't stand a chance here.
Besides that, it is also a really long film despite the limited playing time of only 102 minutes. That is also absurd, with this subject and in this environment. Then you must have an enormous talent - for something else.
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