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Meru 2015
Documentary
Meru is the electrifying story of three elite American climbers—Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin, and Renan Ozturk—bent on achieving the impossible.
The sides of Meru
- Three climbers on the Shark's Fin of Meru
- A first attempt that ends short of the top
- Nights in a tent hanging off a wall
Good for you if
- you like watching people push their bodies past what seems possible.
- you love the Himalayas filmed by the climbers themselves.
- you like the loyalty between Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin and Renan Ozturk.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch people dangling over a huge drop.
- you'd rather not hear about serious injuries and friends lost in the mountains.
About: obsession · friendship · risk
Man vs. Wild 2006
Documentary
Bear strands himself in popular wilderness destinations where tourists often find themselves lost or in danger.
The sides of Man vs. Wild
- Bear Grylls stranded in the wild
- Jungles, deserts and frozen mountains
- Tips for staying alive until rescue
Good for you if
- you like Bear Grylls showing how to stay alive in the wild.
- you like jungles, deserts and frozen mountains far from any road.
- you like cliff descents and river crossings.
Bad for you if
- seven seasons is too much for you.
- you can't watch animals skinned and eaten raw.
About: survival · nature · endurance
The Alpinist 2021
Documentary
The life of Canadian mountain climber Marc-André Leclerc as he pushes the boundaries of climbing while on an expedition to Patagonia.
The sides of The Alpinist
- A young climber who avoids cameras
- Solo climbs without a rope
- A winter expedition to Patagonia
Good for you if
- you love huge mountains, ice and rock walls.
- you like climbing footage shot from impossible angles.
- you like watching someone alone on a wall, one move at a time.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch a real family live with what solo climbing might cost.
- you want a relaxed outdoor film. Every climb here is a life or death risk.
About: freedom · risk · solitude
The Summit 2013
Documentary
The Summit is a 2012 documentary film about the 2008 K2 disaster directed by Nick Ryan. It combines documentary footage with dramatized recreations of the events of the 2008 K2 disaster. On the way to and from the summit, eleven climbers died during a short time span creating one of the worst catastophes in climbing history. Much of the documentary footage was captured by Swedish mountaineer Fredrik Sträng. Sträng was planning to do a Documentary which was aborted due to the fact that he did not reach the summit. The footage was still valuable to help solving what really did happen since all the climbers had different stories about what happened.
The sides of The Summit
- The 2008 K2 disaster
- Real expedition footage mixed with reconstructions
- Climbers caught in the death zone
Good for you if
- you want to understand what it takes to stay alive near the top of K2.
- you like a real climb where every hour high on the mountain counts.
- you want a sober account of what really happened to the climbers.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch a story where real climbers die on a mountain.
- you need one clear answer, and the survivors' stories don't agree.
About: ambition · survival · grief
El renacido 2015
Película
Durante una expedición en las tierras salvajes americanas, el legendario explorador Hugh Glass es brutalmente atacado por un oso y dado por muerto por los miembros de su propia partida de caza. En su cruzada por sobrevivir, Glass supera inimaginables tribulaciones, además de la traición de su confidente John Fitzgerald. Guiado por la pura determinación y el amor de su familia, Glass deberá superar un duro invierno mientras busca sin descanso un motivo para seguir adelante y encontrar la redención.
Las caras de El renacido
- Un hombre dado por muerto en la nieve
- Un ataque de oso que se siente en los huesos
- Venganza a través de un territorio helado
Buena para ti si
- te gustan los paisajes reales filmados con luz natural.
- te gusta ver a alguien seguir con vida contra todo.
- te gusta la frontera estadounidense de la década de 1820, con sus tramperos de pieles.
Mala para ti si
- el ataque de un oso y las heridas abiertas son demasiado para ti.
- quieres una historia contada con palabras. Aquí hay pocas.
- dos horas y media de lucha son demasiadas para ti.
Temas: la supervivencia · la venganza · la naturaleza
En el corazón del mar 2015
Película
En el invierno de 1820, el ballenero de Nueva Inglaterra Essex fue agredido por algo a lo que nadie podía dar crédito: una ballena de tamaño y voluntad descomunal, con un sentido de la venganza casi humano. Este hecho real que supuso un desastre marítimo fue la inspiración para Moby-Dick de Melville. Pero la novela solo contó la mitad de la historia. “En el corazón del mar” revela las horribles consecuencias del encuentro, cuando los supervivientes de la tripulación fueron forzados hasta el límite y se vieron obligados a hacer lo impensable para mantenerse vivos. Enfrentándose a las tormentas, el hambre, el pánico, y la desesperación, los hombres llegan a dudar hasta de sus creencias más profundas, desde el valor de sus vidas a la moralidad de su oficio, mientras el capitán intenta orientarse en el mar abierto y su primer oficial sigue empeñado en conquistar a la gran ballena.
Las caras de En el corazón del mar
- El ballenero Essex en 1820
- Un cachalote gigante que contraataca
- Supervivientes a la deriva en botes pequeños
Buena para ti si
- te gustan los marineros que sobreviven en el mar contra todo pronóstico.
- te gustan las tormentas y una ballena enorme en pantalla grande.
- te gusta la historia real que inspiró Moby Dick.
Mala para ti si
- no soportas el hambre extrema y lo que hacen los náufragos para sobrevivir.
- necesitas más personajes que tormentas y ballenas.
Temas: la codicia · la supervivencia · el hombre contra la naturaleza
The Rescue 2021
Documentary
The enthralling, against-all-odds story that transfixed the world in 2018: the daring rescue of twelve boys and their coach from deep inside a flooded cave in Northern Thailand.
The sides of The Rescue
- Twelve boys and their coach trapped in a flooded cave
- British cave divers called to Thailand
- Children sedated to be carried out underwater
Good for you if
- you like holding your breath through every dive, even knowing the ending.
- you like the real divers telling what they did in their own words.
- you like a rescue plan nobody thought could work.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch parents waiting for days without knowing if their sons are alive.
- you need low stakes tonight, and here thirteen lives hang on every dive.
About: courage · teamwork · risk
Everest 2015
Película
Narra la historia del neozelandés Rod Edwin Hall, quien el 10 de Mayo de 1996 empezó su ascenso del Everest junto con Scott Fischer.
Las caras de Everest
- Dos expediciones camino de la cumbre
- Una ventisca en la montaña más alta del mundo
- Alpinistas atrapados sin oxígeno
Buena para ti si
- te gusta una tormenta que se cierra sobre unos alpinistas cerca de la cumbre.
- quieres la historia real del desastre del Everest de 1996.
- quieres la inmensidad del Himalaya en pantalla grande.
Mala para ti si
- necesitas un final feliz, y este desastre costó vidas reales.
- te pierdes entre muchos alpinistas vestidos todos igual.
Temas: la ambición · el duelo · la naturaleza
Last Breath 2019
Documentary
A commercial diver is stranded on the seabed with only five minutes of oxygen supply, but with no chance of rescue for more than 30 minutes. With access to amazing archival footage, this is the true story of one man’s impossible fight for survival.
The sides of Last Breath
- A diver stranded on the bottom of the North Sea
- Five minutes of oxygen and no rescue for thirty
- His crew trying to reach him
Good for you if
- you like counting the minutes with a crew racing against time.
- you like a real fight to stay alive against the odds.
- you want real footage and the people who lived it.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand the dread of deep dark water and running out of air.
- you can't sit through colleagues believing a friend is dead.
About: survival · teamwork · luck
Hacia rutas salvajes 2007
Película
A principios de los años noventa, el joven e idealista Christopher McCandless adopta el nombre de Alexander Supertramp, deja sus posesiones y sus ahorros a la beneficencia y abandona el mundo civilizado con rumbo a la salvaje Alaska para entrar en contacto con la Naturaleza y descubrir el verdadero sentido de la vida. Adaptación del best-seller de Jon Krakauer, basado en las notas del diario de McCandless.
Las caras de Hacia rutas salvajes
- Un graduado que lo regala todo
- Un viaje por carretera por Estados Unidos
- Un autobús abandonado en Alaska
Buena para ti si
- te gustan los grandes paisajes y la vida salvaje.
- te gusta un joven en busca de sentido.
- te gusta la historia real de un graduado que regaló sus ahorros y viajó a dedo hasta Alaska.
Mala para ti si
- dos horas y media es demasiado para tu noche.
- no soportas ver sufrir a unos padres. Su familia espera dos años sin noticias suyas.
Temas: la libertad · la familia · la naturaleza
127 horas 2010
Película
Basada en la historia real de Aron Ralston, un intrépido montañero norteamericano tristemente famoso porque en mayo de 2003, durante una escalada, en Utah, sufrió una caída. Tras varios días inmovilizado e incapaz de encontrar una solución, tuvo que tomar una dramática decisión.
Las caras de 127 horas
- Un escalador atrapado por una roca
- Cinco días en un cañón
- Una decisión
Buena para ti si
- te gusta una historia real de supervivencia contra todo.
- te gusta un actor que sostiene una película él solo.
- te gusta ver cómo se acaba el tiempo.
Mala para ti si
- una escena célebre es demasiado dura para ti.
- quieres una historia de supervivencia contada en silencio. Danny Boyle llena el cañón de pantallas divididas y música atronadora.
Temas: la supervivencia · la voluntad · la soledad
14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible 2021
Documentary
In 2019, Nepalese mountain climber Nirmal “Nims” Purja set out to do the unthinkable by climbing the world’s fourteen highest summits in less than seven months. (The previous record was eight years). He called the effort “Project Possible 14/7” and saw it as a way to inspire others to strive for greater heights in any pursuit. The film follows his team as they seek to defy naysayers and push the limits of human endurance.
The sides of 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible
- A Nepalese climber racing the clock
- The fourteen highest summits in a few months
- A team of Sherpa climbers
Good for you if
- you like Nims Purja's real 2019 attempt on the world's fourteen highest peaks.
- you want views from Everest, K2 and the Himalaya.
- you like climbers pushing on through the death zone.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at speeches about nothing being impossible.
- you want a quiet, patient film, and this moves at a sprint.
About: ambition · endurance · recognition
Virunga 2014
Documentary
Virunga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is Africa’s oldest national park, a UNESCO world heritage site, and a contested ground among insurgencies seeking to topple the government that see untold profits in the land. Among this ongoing power struggle, Virunga also happens to be the last natural habitat for the critically endangered mountain gorilla. The only thing standing in the way of the forces closing in around the gorillas: a handful of passionate park rangers and journalists fighting to secure the park’s borders and expose the corruption of its enemies. Filled with shocking footage, and anchored by the surprisingly deep and gentle characters of the gorillas themselves, Virunga is a galvanizing call to action around an ongoing political and environmental crisis in the Congo.
The sides of Virunga
- Rangers guarding Africa's oldest national park
- Orphaned mountain gorillas and their keeper
- Hidden camera footage of an oil company's dealings
Good for you if
- you love the mountain gorillas and the man who raises them.
- you like hidden cameras catching bribes as they happen.
- you want to see rangers risking everything for a park in Congo.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch real gunfire and war footage.
- you roll your eyes at a documentary built as a call to save the park.
About: conservation · courage · greed · war
Society of the Snow 2023
Film
On October 13, 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, chartered to take a rugby team to Chile, crashes into a glacier in the heart of the Andes.
The sides of Society of the Snow
- A Uruguayan rugby team's plane crashing in the Andes
- Seventy two days on a glacier
- An impossible choice to stay alive
Good for you if
- you want to be moved by young men holding each other together.
- you want to feel the cold, the hunger and the avalanche.
- you want the 1972 crash told with respect for those who died.
Bad for you if
- you can't face death and the survivors' choice on screen.
- nearly two and a half hours is too much for one evening.
About: faith · brotherhood · grief · survival
Grizzly Man 2005
Documentary
Follows the story of "Grizzly Man" Timothy Treadwell and what the thirteen summers in a National Park in Alaska were like in his attempt to protect the grizzly bears. The film is full of unique images and a look into the spirit of a man who sacrificed himself for nature.
The sides of Grizzly Man
- A man who spent thirteen summers among Alaskan grizzlies
- His own video footage, shot alone
- Werner Herzog's voice weighing his choices
Good for you if
- you like a portrait made from a man's own tapes.
- you like bears filmed close, in the wild.
- you like trying to understand someone who chose to live outside the world.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch a film built around a real death, his and his partner's.
- you want a gentle animal film. This one leaves you uneasy.
About: obsession · nature · death
The Dawn Wall 2017
Documentary
In an unbelievable story of perseverance, free climber Tommy Caldwell and climbing partner Kevin Jorgeson attempt to scale the impossible 3000ft Dawn Wall of El Capitan.
The sides of The Dawn Wall
- Two climbers on a three thousand foot wall
- Nineteen days living in tents hung off granite
- A climber who lost a finger
Good for you if
- you want the real footage of a climb nobody had done before.
- you like El Capitan, Yosemite and a wall of bare granite.
- you want two men sleeping on the side of a cliff for weeks to get up it.
Bad for you if
- you can't look at two men hanging hundreds of metres above the ground.
- you'd rather not watch a marriage come apart between two climbs.
About: perseverance · friendship · fear
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari 2022
Documentary
A close examination of the Whakaari / White Island volcanic eruption of 2019 in which 22 lives were lost, the film viscerally recounts a day when ordinary people were called upon to do extraordinary things, placing this tragic event within the larger context of nature, resilience, and the power of our shared humanity.
The sides of The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
- The 2019 eruption on Whakaari White Island
- Tourists caught on the crater floor
- Pilots and boat crews who went back in
Good for you if
- you want survivors and rescuers telling it in their own words.
- you like following a rescue minute by minute.
- you like stories of ordinary people who refused to leave others behind.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch a film about real deaths and severe burns.
- you want something light for your evening.
About: courage · a natural disaster · grief
Free Solo 2018
Documentary
Follow Alex Honnold as he attempts to become the first person to ever free solo climb Yosemite's 3,000 foot high El Capitan wall. With no ropes or safety gear, this would arguably be the greatest feat in rock climbing history.
The sides of Free Solo
- A free climb of El Capitan with no rope
- A camera crew afraid to film a fall
- A climber who lives in a van
Good for you if
- you like holding your breath through a climb you already know the end of.
- you want the real Alex Honnold, his doubts, his girlfriend and his training.
- you like the granite wall of Yosemite filmed from every angle.
Bad for you if
- you have no interest in sport. It's two years of training for one climb.
- you need momentum, and the climb only comes after months of preparation.
About: fear · ambition · risk
The Deepest Breath 2023
Documentary
Bonded by their love of freediving, a record-setting champion and a heroic safety diver try to make history with a remarkable feat, ready to risk it all.
The sides of The Deepest Breath
- A freediving champion chasing depth records
- A safety diver who watches over her
- Dives into the Blue Hole of Dahab
Good for you if
- you like holding your breath with a diver far below the surface.
- you want to discover freediving and the people who live for it.
- you like a true story told with real footage of the dives.
Bad for you if
- you can't take a true story where the risks of a sport become real.
- you panic watching divers alone in deep, dark water on a single breath.
About: risk · trust · the sea
Alone in the Wilderness 2004
Documentary
Dick Proenneke retired at age 50 in 1967 and decided to build his own cabin in the wilderness at the base of the Aleutian Peninsula, in what is now Lake Clark National Park. Using color footage he shot himself, Proenneke traces how he came to this remote area, selected a homestead site and built his log cabin completely by himself. The documentary covers his first year in-country, showing his day-to-day activities and the passing of the seasons as he sought to scratch out a living alone in the wilderness.
The sides of Alone in the Wilderness
- A retired man building a log cabin alone in Alaska
- Footage he filmed himself
- A year of seasons by a remote lake
Good for you if
- you like Alaskan lakes, mountains and wildlife through the seasons.
- you enjoy watching Dick Proenneke shape every log by hand.
- you want a calm hour of a man content with his own company.
Bad for you if
- you don't get into grainy 16mm footage from the late 1960s.
- you want people talking, and here one man narrates his days.
About: solitude · self-reliance · the wilderness