Everest

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Everest is a mountain disaster biopic directed by Baltasar Kormákur (2 Guns). The story is based on the 1996 disaster that befell two groups of climbers, which was the same catastrophe detailed in the book Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer. It premiered at the Venice Film Festival and stars an ensemble cast featuring Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Robin Wright, Emily Watson, Keira Knightley, Sam Worthington, and Jake Gyllenhaal.

Inspired by the incredible events surrounding an attempt in 1996 to reach the summit of the world’s highest mountain, Everest documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest blizzards ever encountered by mankind. With friendships forged through hardship and strife—and their mettle tested by the harshest elements found on the planet—the climbers face nearly impossible obstacles as a lifelong obsession becomes a monumental struggle for survival.

Kormákur, who hails from Iceland, was excited when first approached to direct Everest. “Landscape and weather is at least the half of me. In Iceland, nature is never far away. Volcanos erupting and avalanches taking out villages on a regular basis remind you of Mother Nature’s might. Having traveled on horses through the highlands of Iceland for weeks and no civilization in sight, I always wanted to tell a story of people faced with the extremes of nature and that way reveal their characters in a subtle way learning more and more who they are as they get deeper in.”

Everest is rated PG.