Beyond the Edge (2013)
- Original title
- Beyond The Edge
- Directed by
- Leanne Pooley
- Genre
- documentary film, docudrama
- Country
- New Zealand
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- G
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 47 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This docudrama recreates the first successful climb of Mount Everest by Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary in 1953. It mixes dramatized scenes with real footage and interviews to show the challenges of the expedition.
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What happens
Beyond the Edge is a 2013 New Zealand 3D docudrama about Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary's 1953 historical ascent of Mount Everest. It features dramatised recreations shot on Everest and in New Zealand, along with original footage and photographs from what was then the ninth British expedition to the mountain. It also includes audio from interviews with Hillary and recorded narration by expedition leader John Hunt. The film premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival on 6 September, winning positive reviews from fans and film critics. The Toronto Star gave it 3.5 out of 4 stars. It was second runner-up for the People's Choice Award. It premiered in New Zealand on 22 October 2013. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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