Nanga Parbat (2010)

Drama about the tragic Nanga Parbat expedition by the two Messner brothers in 1970, on which Reinhold Messners younger brother Günther died.

Director:

Joseph Vilsmaier

Writers:

Reinhard Klooss, Sven Severin (as Sven Severin)

Stars:

Florian Stetter, Andreas Tobias, Karl Markovics

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Florian Stetter	...	Reinhold Messner
Andreas Tobias	...	Günther Messner
Karl Markovics	...	Karl Maria Herrligkoffer
Steffen Schroeder	...	Felix Kuen
Jule Ronstedt	...	Alice von Hobe
Volker Bruch	...	Gerd Bauer
Sebastian Bezzel	...	Peter Scholz
Michael Kranz	...	Hans Saler
Lena Stolze	...	Mutter Messner
Horst Kummeth	...	Vater Messner
Markus Krojer	...	Reinhold Messner jung
Lorenzo Nedis	...	Günther Messner jung (as Lorenzo Walcher)
Matthias Habich	...	Pfarrer
Alexander Held	...	Dr. Franz Burda
Sunnyi Melles	...	Diplomatengattin

Storyline

Drama about the tragic Nanga Parbat expedition by the two Messner brothers in 1970, on which Reinhold Messners younger brother Günther died.

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Plot Keywords:

nanga parbat | expedition | reinhold messner | spirit guide | team | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Germany] Official site [Japan]

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

14 January 2010 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Nanga Parbat - L'ascension extrême

Filming Locations:

Pakistan

Box Office

Budget:

€7,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Perathon Film-und Fernsehproduktions GmbH

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The shooting in the mountain area was filmed with two 35mm cameras and one 70mm camera.

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Soundtracks

Where the Mountains Meet the Sky
Performed by Gustavo Santaolalla and Hubert von Goisern

User Reviews

Best parts are filmed in Pakistan

I have a limited understanding of this film so am writing this review only because there were no other reviews yet. My understanding is limited because I do not speak German and apparently there has been no release of this film with English subtitles, or at least I could not find one (I did find some English subtitles on the internet but they were both badly out of synch and a mashed Google translation from Russian!). Hence, some of the dialog was rather lost on me and very likely some of the drama as well.

I primarily viewed this film not for the story but in the hopes of spectacular mountain scenery and spectacular mountain climbing sequences. There was some of this, but not nearly enough for my tastes, or I would have given the film a higher rating. A better film (also German but available with English subtitles) is North Face (Nordwand, IMDb #tt0844457) which is both very dramatic and has very spectacular mountain climbing sequences (although I still wanted more there as well).

To my mind, the best parts of the film took place in Pakistan and in the Pakistani Himalayan foothills. Very nice and interesting photography, and I gleaned from the credits that it was actually filmed there. I love seeing exotic locales like that, which I am unlikely to see otherwise, and I found the film worth my time just for that. I would watch it again if I could find a version with good English subtitles.