L'ascension (2017)

A young man from the suburbs with no mountaineering experience decides to climb Mt Everest to show a woman he'd do anything for her.

Director:

Ludovic Bernard

Writers:

Ludovic Bernard (adaptation), Ludovic Bernard (screenplay)

Stars:

Ahmed Sylla, Alice Belaïdi, Kévin Razy

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ahmed Sylla	...	Samy Diakhaté
Alice Belaïdi	...	Nadia
Kévin Razy	...	Ben
Nicolas Wanczycki	...	Jeff
Waly Dia	...	Max
Maïmouna Gueye	...	Evelyne Diakhaté
Denis Mpunga	...	Célestin Diakhaté
Fadila Belkebla	...	Houria
Moussa Maaskri	...	Nassir
Umesh Tamang	...	Johnny le sherpa
Amir El Kacem	...	Kévin
Johannes Oliver Hamm	...	Johan
Rabah Nait Oufella	...	Saïd
Oscar Copp	...	Nadir
Erico Salamone	...	Didier Fauconnier

Storyline

A young man from the suburbs with no mountaineering experience decides to climb Mt Everest to show a woman he'd do anything for her.

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Plot Keywords:

mountain climbing | nepal | based on book | based on true story | nosebleed | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French English German Nepali

Release Date:

25 January 2017 (France)

Also Known As:

1+Эверест

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Box Office

Budget:

€6,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

DACP, France 2 Cinéma, Mars Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first fictional film to be shot at the Everest South Base Camp.

User Reviews

Good natured but very "unrealistic" movie.

An enjoyable enough fish-out-of-water tale of a young black man from a Parisian ghetto attempting to climb mount Everest. There's some beautiful cinematography of the mountains ... but the fact that it's presented as a based on a "true story" when the narrative bears hardly any resemblance to the real life events undermines the success of the movie. I would imagine it makes serious mountaineers cringe.