As "Broad Peak" (2022 release from Poland; 102 min.) opens, we are in "Karakoram, March 1988" as we see a mountain climber digging a shelter in the side of a mountain, desperately clinging on to life. We then go to "A Week Earlier" as Polish expedition is faltering on K2, and Majiej Berbeka and one other climber decide to abandon that climb and instead try to ascend the nearby Broad Peak on a whim, without support, and in -40C weather conditions. What could go wrong? At this point we are 10 min into the movie.
Couple of comments: this movie is a Polish production, and the entire cast was unfamiliar to me. Not had I ever heard of Maciej Berbeka, whose real life exploits are the basis of the move. Let me just outright say it: I was surprised, in the best possible way, with this production, which is top notch from start to finish. The climbing scenes are terrific, and terrifying. From the looks of it, a good part of the film was staged in the actual Karakoram mountain range in Pakistan. The footage of that is simply spectacular. The fact that there are some significant plot twists along the way doesn't hurt either...
"Broad Peak" premiered on Netflix a few days ago. I had read a heads up about this film somewhere on line, and was immediately intrigued. So glad I checked it out. If you are in the mood for a thoroughly entertaining (and more) extreme sports movie, I'd readily suggest you check this out, and draw your own conclusion.
Couple of comments: this movie is a Polish production, and the entire cast was unfamiliar to me. Not had I ever heard of Maciej Berbeka, whose real life exploits are the basis of the move. Let me just outright say it: I was surprised, in the best possible way, with this production, which is top notch from start to finish. The climbing scenes are terrific, and terrifying. From the looks of it, a good part of the film was staged in the actual Karakoram mountain range in Pakistan. The footage of that is simply spectacular. The fact that there are some significant plot twists along the way doesn't hurt either...
"Broad Peak" premiered on Netflix a few days ago. I had read a heads up about this film somewhere on line, and was immediately intrigued. So glad I checked it out. If you are in the mood for a thoroughly entertaining (and more) extreme sports movie, I'd readily suggest you check this out, and draw your own conclusion.