“This is a movie with air in its lungs and love in its heart. It is spacious and unhurried in its devotion to beauty and to what it means to be human… [it] has mystery and passion, it climbs mountainous heights and rewards you with the opposite of vertigo: a sort of exaltation.” Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
Adapted from the award-winning 2016 novel by Italian author Paolo Cognetti, “The Eight Mountains” (Le Otto Montagne) is directed by Felix Van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch. It’s the story of Pietro, a boy from the city, and Bruno, 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. While their destinies unfold, the two discover what it means to be true friends for life.
The film was awarded the Jury Prize at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.
