The Curse of the Mountain. In the Footsteps of the First Polish Himalayan Climbers
The Curse of the Mountain. In the Footsteps of the First Polish Himalayan Climbers
Oswald Rodrigo Pereira, Dariusz Zaluski
Poland / 2023 / 62' / Italian premiere
The Curse of the Mountain. In the Footsteps of the First Polish Himalayan Climbers
Oswald Rodrigo Pereira, Dariusz Zaluski
Poland / 2023 / 62' / Italian premiere

The film tells the story of a Polish expedition to Nanda Devi East in July 1939, whose participants were outstanding mountain climbers. All four of them died in unexplained or tragic circumstances. Some believe that they were reached by the “curse of the goddess Nanda”. The film uses archival footage from 1939 and 2019 expeditions to Nanda Devi East. One of its participants was Jan Lenczowski, the grandson of Jakub Bujak, who dreamed of repeating his grandfather's success from 1939.

Language: Polish, English

Subtitles: Italian

Directors

Oswald Rodrigo Pereira

Filmmaker and climber, author of several documentaries and mountain films. Climbed three eight-thousanders as a filmmaker, without using supplemental oxygen or personal support from Sherpas.

Dariusz Zaluski

He has climbed 7 times eight-thousanders peaks including K2 and 2 times Everest. He combines climbing with professional film-making and has authored many award-winning documentaries.

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