The Summit

2013 1h 35m EN

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6.8

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67%

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 108🍅67%Rotten Tomatoes●63Metacritic★6.8IMDB · 5,869

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Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Christine Barnes
Cecile Skog
Christo Mitzkov
Marco Confortola
Hoselito Bite
Himself
Marco Confortola
Himself
Cecilie Skog
Herself
Wilco Van Rooijen
Himself
Alberto Zerain
Himself
Cas Van de Gevel
Himself

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nick Ryan
Writers: Mark Monroe
Languages: English, Basque, Italian, Nepali
Countries: Ireland

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 24% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, Basque, Italian, Nepali.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nick Ryan, shot by Robbie Ryan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Nick Seymour. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Editor Ben Stark shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Christine Barnes and Christo Mitzkov and Hoselito Bite carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nick Ryan directs. Robbie Ryan behind the camera. Nick Seymour scores. Ben Stark cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Ireland. Dialogue in English, Basque, Italian, Nepali.

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1Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 24% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 13 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, Basque, Italian, Nepali.
5Directed by Nick Ryan, shot by Robbie Ryan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Nick Seymour. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Ben Stark shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Christine Barnes and Christo Mitzkov and Hoselito Bite carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt2363471 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 9 themes, including "himalaya mountain range", "k2", "mountaineering", "karakoram".