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Beyond The Edge

Beyond the Edge
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Leanne Pooley
Produced by Matthew Metcalfe
Written by Leanne Pooley
Starring Chad Moffitt
Sonam Sherpa
John Wraight
Joshua Rutter
Dan Musgrove
Music by David Long
Edited by Tim Woodhouse
Production
company
General Film Corporation
Distributed by Rialto Distribution (New Zealand)
Release date
  • 6 September 2013 (2013-09-06) (Toronto International Film Festival )
  • 22 October 2013 (2013-10-22) (New Zealand)
Running time
93 minutes
Country New Zealand (shot in Nepal)
Language English

Beyond the Edge is a 2013 New Zealand 3D docudrama about Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary's historical ascent of Mount Everest in 1953. As well as featuring dramatised recreations shot on location on Everest and in New Zealand, the film includes original footage and photographs from what was then the ninth British expedition to the mountain. It also includes audio from interviews with Hillary and recorded narration by expedition leader John Hunt.

The film premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival on 6 September 2013, where it won positive reviews from fans and film critics. The Toronto Star gave it 3.5 out of 4 stars. It was second runner-up in competition for the People's Choice Award. It premiered in New Zealand on 22 October 2013.



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