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Quick Info

Rating

7.8/10

Release2021

Runtime1h 35m

StatusReleased

Budget$9,850,000

Revenue$1,756,552

Production

Julianne Films

Folivari

Melusine Productions

France 3 Cinéma

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma

Wild Bunch

Palatine Étoile 17

Cinémage 14 Développment

Indéfilms 8

Movie

The Summit of the Gods

2021

1h 35m

7.8

Animation

Adventure

Mystery

Synopsis

A photojournalist's obsessive quest for the truth about the first expedition to Mt. Everest leads him to search for an esteemed climber who went missing.

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