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The Summit of the Gods
Directed by
Patrick Imbert
PG
2021
1h 35m
Animation
,
Adventure
,
and more
7.5
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A photojournalist's obsessive quest for the truth about the first expedition to Mt. Everest leads him to search for an esteemed climber who went missing.
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Cast of The Summit of the Gods
Éric Herson-Macarel
Old Habu (voice)
Damien Boisseau
Fukamichi (voice)
Elisabeth Ventura
Ryoko (voice)
Lazare Herson-Macarel
Young Habu (voice)
Kylian Rehlinger
Kishi (voice)
François Dunoyer
Ang Tsering (voice)
Philippe Vincent
Chief Editor (voice)
Luc Bernard
Ito (voice)
Marc Arnaud
Hase (voice)
Jérôme Keen
Old Inoué (voice)
Gauthier Battoue
Young Inoué (voice)
The Summit of the Gods Ratings & Reviews
Slant Magazine
Mark Hanson
While the film intermittently stuns in revealing Everest's topographical mystique, its expedition into what makes climbers tick struggles to get off the ground.
Observer
Christopher L. Inoa
One of the truly great animated films this year...
RogerEbert.com
Glenn Kenny
The movie's narrative, its steady-rolling conviction, and its insights into the minds of obsessive climbers give it a remarkable pull.
IndieWire
David Ehrlich
It's here, in these more high-altitude and less high-minded passages that "The Summit of the Gods" reaches the peak of its power, as the lush 2D animation indulges in the kind of ecstatically true vistas that live action would never allow.
Austin Burke/Flick Fan Nation
Austin Burke
The word to use here is breathtaking. Using stunning animation to tell this story takes guts, but it works even better than anyone could have imagined.
IGN Movies
Tara Bennett
The Summit of the Gods is a standout tale in both story and animation technique. Imbert and the animators use the medium to show harrowing scale, personal pathos and the serene beauty of extreme mountaineering.
Film-Forward.com
Kent Turner
Its immersive mountain climbing scenes offer proof that 2D provides just as many stomach-turning, vicarious thrills (or fears) as 3-D animation.
Polygon
Tasha Robinson
Imbert makes sure the audience feels every misstep, every crumbling foothold and loose piton, every trembling and overtaxed muscle or fraying rope.
Rendy Reviews
Rendy Jones
Contemplative study of the basis of man and purpose and it explores that theme with consistency and integrity.
The MacGuffin
Allen Almachar
Featuring gorgeous, realistic animation, the film investigates the reasons why people go on personal conquests that put them in extreme physical danger.
FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
Tim Cogshell
A beautifully rendered film. I like the way it moves and the pace of it.
TheWrap
Carlos Aguilar
Elegantly conceived, it's an exploration of the desire to discover, see, or do something no one else has.
New York Times
Ben Kenigsberg
On limited terms - capturing the physicality of mountain climbing within the ethereal medium of animation - "The Summit of the Gods" is distinctive.
FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
Charles Solomon
An unusual film, not the way that Americans regularly think of animation, but I think a very effective and powerful one.
Los Angeles Times
Tracy Brown
The film's beautifully painted mountains are particularly striking, and the climbing sequences are among its standouts.
Black Nerd Problems
Mikkel Snyder
It is a moving story that captures the grandeur of climbing and holds a deep reverence for history and nature.
The Hollywood Reporter
Lovia Gyarkye
A film that perfectly captures the delirious pull of pursuing a singular vision.
Variety
Michael Nordine
This adaptation of the manga of the same name reaches impressive heights.
But Why Tho? A Geek Community
Kate Sánchez
Summit of the Gods isn't a feel-good story. It isn't heartwarming...But in that sadness exists as a capturing of the self. The bleak moments exist to showcase the power of nature and the drive towards bliss and succeed by leaving you speechless.
In Review Online
Selina Lee
The Summit of the Gods may ask the big questions, but gives its viewers ample space to ponder the answers for themselves.
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