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Behind the Mist (2023)

Behind the Mist poster
Original title
Al otro lado de la niebla
Directed by
Sebastián Cordero
Genre
documentary film
Country
Ecuador
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A filmmaker and a mountaineer travel to Nepal together. They talk about their lives and their shared goal of climbing Mount Everest.

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What happens

Behind the Mist (Spanish: Al otro lado de la niebla, lit. 'On the other side of the mist') is a 2023 Ecuadorian 3D documentary film co-written, co-produced and directed by Sebastián Cordero. It is about the conversations and experiences between Cordero and Iván Vallejo on their trip to Nepal with the aim of summiting Mount Everest. Behind the Mist won the Audience Award and Best Sound at the Kunturñawi Ecuadorian Film Festival, received a nomination for Best Ibero-American Film at the 23rd Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro, Best Ibero-American Film at the 66th Ariel Awards and Best Ibero-American Picture at the 12th Macondo Awards. The film was selected as the Ecuadorian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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