The Eight Mountains Le otto montagne

Felix van Groeningen, Charlotte Vandermeersch / Italy, France, Belgium / 2022 / 147 min / Italian

The Eight Mountains is a story of friendship. Pietro is a boy from the city, Bruno is the last child of a forgotten mountain village. Over the years Bruno remains faithful to his mountain, while Pietro is the one who comes and goes… Based on the bestselling novel by Paolo Cognetti.

cast Luca Marinelli, Alessandro Borghi

festivals, awards Jury Prize at the Cannes festival

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“This film has mystery and passion, it climbs mountainous heights and rewards you with the opposite of vertigo: a sort of exaltation.”
– The Guardian

“The movie is novelistic in the best sense. It immerses you in the world of its characters – both human and Alpine – on that chimingly deep level that usually only literature can access.”
– Variety

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