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Two men explore the high-altitude wilderness of Tibet with many cameras, filming wildlife from a respectful distance and searching for the rare snow leopard.Two men explore the high-altitude wilderness of Tibet with many cameras, filming wildlife from a respectful distance and searching for the rare snow leopard.Two men explore the high-altitude wilderness of Tibet with many cameras, filming wildlife from a respectful distance and searching for the rare snow leopard.
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The photography is outstanding and the reflections wise and poetic. I saw it in a documentary festival in Oslo and hope to be able to show it to my children soon. A movie to be seen by all.
The adaptation of Sylvain Tesson's book is an ode for beauty and patience. Are we going to see her or not then our snow leopard? Suspense and no spoil. (But I assure you panther or not the animals are there and it is magnificent). 8/10.
You could call this "watching two men take photos in the snow". It's long and slow in parts.
The animals get very little airtime. The snow leopards are elusive until the end. Then it's barely 5 minutes worth.
I know that's the point of it, but overall it's a frustrating experience. I didn't enjoy seeing the night vision.
They have dinner with the locals, and let the kids play with their gear. But we don't hear from the locals or see their daily life.
Two people walked out of the cinema half way through.
The music was good and atmospheric. The footage was hit and miss. I felt like they needed to go back a couple more times for better footage.
The animals get very little airtime. The snow leopards are elusive until the end. Then it's barely 5 minutes worth.
I know that's the point of it, but overall it's a frustrating experience. I didn't enjoy seeing the night vision.
They have dinner with the locals, and let the kids play with their gear. But we don't hear from the locals or see their daily life.
Two people walked out of the cinema half way through.
The music was good and atmospheric. The footage was hit and miss. I felt like they needed to go back a couple more times for better footage.
A beautiful, sensitive and touching film about our relationship with the natural world and especially the animals. You can feel Vincent Munier's emotions and passion, and how honest and discrete he is in his approach to photographing, observing and filming animals. It's a breath-taking film, showing many special animals with beautiful photography and a really moving soundtrack, with many wise reflections about our disconnect to the natural world and the animals. But also, a bit sad given what we are doing to this amazing natural world. Stay till the end to see the camera trap photos, which are amazing.
Incredible wild life photography. The photographers go to extreme lengths to capture these images. You also get a good insight into the lives the people of Tibet. This film is very suitable for adults and children. Anyone who loves nature animals will be very happy they saw this film. I very much hope that it comes out on DVD and or blue ray. This is a much needed mini vacation from our current world condition. You understand why we should protect the natural world.
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- TriviaThe movie was shot in two three-week stay in Eastern Tibet, in plateaus 15,000 feet high on average, with peaks at 20,000 feet, with a very tight crew of four: the two characters, Sylvain and Vincent, the director, Marie, and the DA, Léo-Pol.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $151,006
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,276
- Dec 26, 2021
- Gross worldwide
- $5,630,843
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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