When a family of Sherpas is approached by a group of climbers to accompany them on a trek to the never conquered east face of Nepal's Kumbhakarna, they are faced with a dilemma. The peak, deemed more challenging than Mount Everest, in the local Kirant religion is considered a sacred mountain that must not be climbed. The father wants to earn with the expedition the money necessary for the education of his son. The mother is against the climb, but eventually agrees to lead the three foreigners up the mountain, to make her son's dream of becoming a doctor possible. Director Eliza Kubarska follows the expedition and shows how the family copes with extreme conditions and their religious beliefs, in order to make the climb possible. Will the gods of Kumbhakarna forgive the Sherpas for their insolence?
Language: Nepali, Tibetan, English, Russian
Subtitles: Italian
Director
Eliza Kubarska
A documentary maker, producer, camera operator and climber, Eliza Kubarska graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts, specialising in sculpture and visual arts. She has produced and directed prize-winning short films, full-length films and documentaries selected for national and international festivals. A lover of the mountains and an enthusiastic traveller, she has participated in and filmed exploratory expeditions to Greenland, Pakistan, Mexico, Borneo and Vietnam. Her works include MOM DAD AND ME (2004), THE CAGE (2004), MEXICO ANOTHER DIMENSION (2007) and WHAT HAPPENED ON PAM ISLAND (2010). In 2012 she was part of the international jury of the 60th Trento Film Festival.
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