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1st(2016)



Alpinist

LIM Iljin, KIM Minchul

  • Korea
  • 2016
  • World Premiere
  • 84min
  • color
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It has been a while since the mountain was there. Some climbers might still climb for this reason, yet others do it for personal honor and success. Now that most of the high mountains have been summitted, there are many expeditions that attempt to find a new route, break existing records and climb without supplement oxygen. Lim Iljin, a camera man took part in four commercial expeditions for 5 years from 2009 to 2013; Spantik Golden Peak of K2, Gasherbrum, Cholache and the Everest. Sweet dream of success, adventure for a bigger success and unfeasible attempts interact like the cogwheel of death. The film takes the observer's point of view and asks climbers whether or not climbers caused the tragedies themselves. This is a documentary that exposes the yet untold reality of Korean commercial climbing expeditions.

Director

  • LIM IljinLIM Iljin

    Born in 1969 in Seoul, he started professional climbing when he got into Hankuk University of Foreign Studies to study German. He started making climbing film in Japan. In 2007 he begins expedition to make climbing documentary. His first film Wall won Trento Film Festival, Special Prize.

  • KIM MinchulKIM Minchul

    He started as an art department in a short film, in Amsterdam, Netherland. He participated in various productions from broadcasting, advertising and music video, regardless of the genre or medium, filming, editing and producing. He also worked as a party and performance planner in the Hongik University area.

Credit

  • ProducerKIM Minchul
  • Cast KIM Hyoung-il, JANG Jimyoung, SEO Sungho, LIM Iljin
  • Cinematography LIM Iljin
  • Editor JO Seul-yeah
  • Music Andreas MIRANDA
  • Sound Andreas MIRANDA, JUNG Sunghwan