The Wall of Shadows
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 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?
- Year : 2021
- Country : Germany, Poland, Switzerland, United Kingdom
- Genre : Documentary
- Studio : TILT Production, Braidmade Films, CORSO Film, Vertical Vision Film Studio, ZDF, TVP, ARTE
- Keyword : mountaineer, sherpa, ethnology
- Director : Eliza Kubarska
- Cast : Ngada Sherpa, Dawa Tenzin Sherpa, Jomdoe Sherpa, Dmitry Golovchenko, Sergey Nilov, Marcin Tomaszewski