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North Face (2008)

★ 7.4Not Rated121 min

2008 German film by Philipp Stölzl

North Face (German: Nordwand) is a 2008 German historical fiction film directed by Philipp Stölzl and starring Benno Fürmann, Florian Lukas, Johanna Wokalek, and Ulrich Tukur. Based on the 1936 Eiger climbing disaster, the film is about two German climbers involved in a competition to climb the most dangerous rock face in the Alps.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is North Face about?
North Face (2008) — 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
Is North Face based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is North Face scary?
Content rating: Not Rated. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.