Wall of Shadows

Director: Eliza Kubarska
Origin: Poland
Duration: 92 minutes
Language: Polish
Subtitles: English

This film was part of the VIMFF 2021 which is now over. It is a selected film for the VIMFF 2021 World Tour.

A Sherpa family breaks a taboo and climbs the most holy of mountains to earn money for their son’s education. They accompany a Western expedition on the east wall of the Khumbakarna Mountain, a wall that has never been climbed before.

The Wall of Shadows tells the story of an encounter between a young Sherpa boy and an experienced Western mountaineer at the foot of the sacred mountain. Will they face the wrath of mountain Gods?