The Climb (French: L'Ascension) is a 2017 French adventure comedy film directed by Ludovic Bernard which tells the real-life story of Nadir Dendoune.[3]
| The Climb | |
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| Directed by | Ludovic Bernard |
| Written by | Ludovic Bernard Nadir Dendoune Olivier Ducray |
| Based on | Un tocard sur le toit du monde by Nadir Dendoune |
| Produced by | Laurence Lascary |
| Starring | Ahmed Sylla Alice Belaïdi |
| Cinematography | Yannick Ressigeac |
| Edited by | Romain Rioult |
| Music by | Lucien Papalu, Laurent Sauvagnac |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Mars Distribution |
Release dates |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $6.2 million [1] |
| Box office | $8.4 million [2] |
Plot edit
Samy Diakhaté is a young man of Senegalese origin from the Cité des 4000 in La Courneuve. Like many of his friends, he is unemployed but wants to get out of it. Since middle school, he has been in love with Nadia, an employee of the neighborhood supermarket. He tries to win her with his kindness, but she resists him, for fear of loving a frivolous boy who will disappoint her. Samy tells her that out of love for her, he would climb Mount Everest, but Nadia takes this for a joke. Samy, determined to impress Nadia, starts looking for funding for his trip to Nepal. Without having experience of mountaineering or even physical training, he throws himself into the adventure but quickly realizes his weaknesses and the colossal challenge he must face. Meanwhile, the news has spread through the suburbs and Paris like wildfire: the whole suburb, radio and press, is with Samy to cheer him on and watch his exploits hour by hour, while his mother is dying of anguish at losing her son.
Cast edit
- Ahmed Sylla as Samy Diakhate
- Alice Belaïdi as Nadia
- Kévin Razy as Ben
- Nicolas Wanczycki as Jeff
- Waly Dia as Max
- Maïmouna Gueye as Madame Diakhate
- Denis Mpunga as M. Diakhate
- Fadila Belkebla as Houria
- Moussa Maaskri as Nassir
- Umesh Tamang as Johnny
- Shriprem Gurung as Dorge
- Amir El Kacem as Kevin
- Jochen Hägele as Emmerich
- Julian Bugier as himself
Production edit
The movie was first introduced during the Festival du Film de Comédie de L'Alpe d'Huez.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "L\'Ascension (2017) - JPBox-Office".
- ^ "The Climb".
- ^ Brady, Tara (28 December 2017). "The Climb review: a big-hearted crowd-pleaser in the name of love". Irish Times. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
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