Everest (12A) - Ely Cinema
Director: Baltasar Kormákur. Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Keira Knightley. 121 mins.
This gripping drama is based on a disastrous 1996 expedition when eight climbers lost their lives attempting an ascent on Everest. Two teams led by Scott Fischer (Gyllenhaal) and Rob Hall (Jason Clarke) become trapped after battling vicious snowstorms and avalanches. A rescue party must engage in a deadly struggle to bring them back. With its spectacular cinematography, Baltasar Kormákur’s (The Deep) edge-of-the-seat thriller maximises the use of Nepal’s mountain vistas. Contains moderate threat, injury detail and upsetting scenes.