The Himalayas
2015 · Movie · 125 min · ★ 6.6 · 48% critics
Inspired by true events, this mountain drama follows a veteran climber who leads a risky expedition to Everest to recover a fallen teammate. As brutal weather and thin air close in, the journey becomes a test of loyalty, endurance, and compassion.
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Details
- Original title
- 히말라야
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-12-16
- Language
- Korean
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Critic score
- 48/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (33 votes)
About
You may like this if you want an emotional, fact-based survival drama with sweeping mountain visuals and themes of friendship and respect; Not for you if you dislike tearful storytelling or a slower, drama-heavy second half.
Pros: powerful true-story emotion; breathtaking mountain scenery; believable performances | Cons: heavy melodrama; uneven second half; sometimes repetitive
Themes
- rescue mission
- climbing
- snow
- mountaineering
- mountain rescue
Cast & crew
Hwang Jung-min
as Um Hong-gil
Jung Woo
as Park Moo-taek
Cho Seong-ha
as Lee Dong-gyoo
Kim In-kwon
as Park Jeong-bok
Ra Mi-ran
as Jo Myeong-ae
Jeong Gyu-su
as Chairman Kim
Jeon Bae-soo
as Jeon Bae-soo
Jeong Jae-heon
as Jeong Jae-heon
Kim Won-hae
as Kim Moo-young
Lee Hae-yeong
as Jang Cheol-goo
Directed by Lee Suk-hoon