Variety
The use of 3D scarcely deepens Beyond the Edge, a rote run-thru of Sir Edmund Hillary’s climb... the pic’s historical context is too limited to convey the event’s importance to those outside the mountain-climbing set.
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Beyond the Edge
Adventure, a mix of documentary and dramatic reenactments, following Kiwi mountaineering great Sir Edmund Hillary and his ascent of Mt. Everest. In 1953, with Tenzing Norgay, the pair become the first to reach the world's tallest summit. WETA visual effects artist Chad Moffitt makes his front-of-camera debut as Hillary. Directed by Leanne Pooley (The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls).
"Pooley transports the viewer back in time sixty years to the foot of that seemingly unconquerable mountain, and recreates an incredible journey to the top. While many know that Sir Edmund Hillary (Moffitt) and Tenzing Norgay (Sonam Sherpa) were the first men to stand on the summit, few know how it happened. Using rarely seen footage, and no narration other than the words of the expedition members themselves - culled from hours of archival interviews - Pooley recreates the conditions (including what seems now to be only the most rudimentary equipment), the relationships, and the socio-historical context of the undertaking that had much of the world holding its breath." (Toronto Film Festival)
Less2013Rating: G93 minsNew Zealand
AdventureDocumentaryDramaTrue Story & BiographyHistorical
- Director:
- Leanne Pooley ('The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls')
- Writer:
- Leanne PooleyMatthew Metcalfe
- Cast:
- Chad MoffittSonam Sherpa
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New Zealand Herald
It all makes for a film that is one of the great Hillary docos, even if it's far more about what he did than who he was.
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Beyond the Edge | Release Details
Beyond the Edge is available to stream in New Zealand now on Apple TV and NZ Film On Demand and Academy On Demand and Beamafilm.