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RUNTIME
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Tight 16-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Action Directe
2020 0h 16m EN
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8.5
MASTERPIECE
★8.5TMDB · 2
DocumentaryAdventure
Synopsis
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French powerhouse climber Mélissa Le Nevé tries to become the first woman to traverse Action Directe, one of the most revered and challenging routes in the sport.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Mélissa Le Nevé
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Wolfgang Gullich
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Guillaume Levernier
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Conrad Anker
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Hazel Findlay
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Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Josh Lowell
- Languages
- English, French
- Countries
- France, Germany, United States of America
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ERA
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Released 6 years ago.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
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WORLD
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International production across 3 countries: France, Germany, United States of America.
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WORLD
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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CAST
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Mélissa Le Nevé and Wolfgang Gullich and Guillaume Levernier carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Josh Lowell directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France, Germany, United States of America. Dialogue in English, French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 16-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 6 years ago.
- 3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
- 4International production across 3 countries: France, Germany, United States of America.
- 5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 6Mélissa Le Nevé and Wolfgang Gullich and Guillaume Levernier carry the top of the cast.
- 7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 8Classified under 9 themes, including "extreme sports", "feminism", "bouldering", "sports documentary".
The technical file
- Runtime
- 16 min · 0h 16m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Josh Lowell
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Sender Films
US
Key crew
- ProducerNick Rosen
- ProducerPeter Mortimer
- ProducerJosh Lowell
- ProducerZachary Barr
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- extreme sports
- feminism
- bouldering
- sports documentary
- rock climbing
- french climbers
- goat climber
- frankenjura
- mélissa le nevé
Release history · US
When it landed
- Digital2020-12-11
