Synopsis
“Some Live to Climb. They Climb to Live.”
In 2013, the world's media reported on a shocking mountain-high brawl as European climbers fled a mob of angry Sherpas. Director Jennifer Peedom and her team set out to uncover the cause of this altercation, intending to film the 2014 climbing season from the Sherpa's point-of-view. Instead, they captured Everest's greatest tragedy, when a huge block of ice crashed down onto the climbing route…
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Sherpa, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
- nepal · 4
- mount everest · 2
- native peoples · 1
- geography · 1
- sherpa · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
- natural disaster · 10
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
- woman director · 246
Production Details
| Primary Country | Nepal |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Nepal, Australia |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, Nepali |
| Production Companies | Felix Media, Arrow Media |
| Runtime | 1h 36m |
| Release Date | October 2, 2015 |
| IMDb | tt3746250 |
| Official Site | sherpafilm.com |