鈥楨verest鈥 gives soaring start to Venice film festival
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The Venice film festival kicked off yesterday with a world premiere for 鈥淓verest,鈥 a US$65-million 3D drama based on a real-life disaster on the Himalayan peak.
Director Baltasar Kormakur鈥檚 two-hour film recounts the events of May 10-11, 1996, when eight climbers died near the summit after being caught in ferocious blizzard conditions.
In particular it focuses on the internal dynamics and characters of two groups led by New Zealander Rob Hall, played by Australian actor Jason Clarke, and American Scott Fischer, played in surfer-dude style by Jake Gyllenhaal.
Portrayed as equally talented but temperamentally contrasting, the two men were among those who died over the course of two days in which no fewer than 34 people were attempting to reach the summit in brutal conditions, ultimately resulting in a series of life-and-death decisions having to be made under almost unimaginable duress.
The British-produced, US-financed film includes sections shots in the Italian Dolomites, Kormakur鈥檚 native Iceland and at Everest base camp in Nepal.
Also due to be shown for the first time yesterday was streaming giant Netflix鈥檚 debut foray into feature films, 鈥淏easts of No Nations.鈥
The Carkey Fukunaga-directed drama about child soldiers in Africa is among 21 works competing for the festival鈥檚 top prize, the Golden Lion.
鈥淓verest鈥 is one of two major productions being given a first screening during the festival.
Johnny Depp is due in town later for the premiere of Scott Cooper鈥檚 鈥淏lack Mass,鈥 in which the 鈥淧irates of the Caribbean鈥 star plays Irish-American mobster James 鈥榃hitey鈥 Bulger.
Zhao Liang鈥檚 documentary 鈥淏ehemoth,鈥 the only Chinese language film in the main competition, shows giant mines gouging the Chinese steppe. Facing the ashes and noises caused by heavy mining, herdsmen have no choice but to leave as the meadow areas dwindle.
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