THE EIGHT MOUNTAINS (LE OTTO MONTAGNE)
Dir: Felix van Groeningen, Charlotte Vandermeersch
Italy/Belgium/France, 2022, 140′
Cast: Luca Marinelli, Alessandro Borghi, Filippo Timi, Elena Lietti, Andrea Palma
With English subtitles
From the eponymous novel by Paolo Cognetti.
Awards: David di Donatello 2023: Best Film, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematographer, Best Sound (Alessandro Palmerini, Alessandro Feletti, Marco Falloni)
SYNOPSIS
The Eight Mountains is a story about friendship, fatherhood, and the choices we make in life. In the background, the mountains we climb every day, both physically and mentally. A universal story about the inescapable search for ourselves, while trying our best to staying true to the people around us.