
Based on a true story, North Face is a survival drama film about a competition to climb the most dangerous rock face in the Alps. Set in 1936, as Nazi propaganda urges the nation's Alpinists to conquer the unclimbed North Face of the Swiss massif--the Eiger--two reluctant German climbers begin their daring ascent.... (Full plot summary below)
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Based on a true story, North Face is a survival drama film about a competition to climb the most dangerous rock face in the Alps. Set in 1936, as Nazi propaganda urges the nation's Alpinists to conquer the unclimbed North Face of the Swiss massif--the Eiger--two reluctant German climbers begin their daring ascent.
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| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenAwesome scenery and bourgeois banality combine to produce an overlong, occasionally scary film about extreme mountain climbing. |
| NYC Movie GuruAvi OfferSsuspenseful, meticulously crafted, harrowing and thrilling. It's an incredible true story about courage and the power of the human spirit. |
| Nashville SceneSteve EricksonNorth Face is at once exciting and horrifying. |
| Film Journal InternationalDaniel EaganGripping account of a tragic 1936 mountaineering expedition features extraordinary climbing footage. |
| ViewLondonMatthew TurnerA gripping German drama with jaw-dropping photography, great performances and an emotionally engaging script. |
| Sky CinemaTim EvansDirector Philipp Stoltz proves a master of tension, cruelly juxtaposing the climbers - caked in ice and ravaged by frostbite - with the idle sightseers, gorging on champagne while casually gauging the mountaineers' progress. |
| Times (UK)Trevor JohnstonBrilliantly shot, utterly convincing footage of young men inching up a vertical rock face proves nerve-racking and a worthy tribute to the true-life bravery of 1930s climbers. It's gripping and fascinating in equal measure. |
| Empire MagazineIan NathanA well-crafted, visceral piece of historical filmmaking. |
| Seattle TimesJohn HartlStölzl makes the smallest details loom large. |
| Boston PhoenixGerald PearyYou don't have to be a Nazi to be totally mesmerized by the intense drama on the Eiger: the nimble ascent, the calamities that befall our noble climbers, and the pitiable disasters. |