Shot in Nepal and set to debut at the Telluride Film Festival, Apple Original Films’ upcoming mountaineering drama Tenzing is based on the true events of Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary’s historic 1953 ascent of Mount Everest, the first successful summit of the world’s highest mountain (29,031.7 feet):
“Based on true events, “Tenzing” chronicles the little-known story of Tenzing Norgay, a gifted Himalayan climber who, alongside New Zealand mountaineer Edmund Hillary, became the first to summit Mount Everest.”
Encouraged by his wife Dawa, Tenzing finds an ally in the expedition’s secretary Jill Henderson. Together, they persuade Colonel John Hunt that Tenzing belongs on the British climbing team, rather than merely serving it. Where Western climbers see Everest as something to be conquered, Tenzing reveres “Chomolungma” as the sacred mother goddess.
“What follows is an ascent defined as much by the tensions between backgrounds, classes and competing ambitions as by the perils of the mountain itself. But high above the world, empire, rank and aspiration fall away, leaving two outsiders bound by mutual respect and trust — and for Tenzing, the fulfillment of both a lifelong dream and a spiritual calling.”
Directed by award-winning filmmaker Jennifer Peedom (director of Sherpa) the new film is a story of greatness that refuses to be diminished and the love that makes it possible.
Cast
- Genden Phuntsok
- Tom Hiddleston
- Willem Dafoe
- Caitríona Balfe
Director
- Jennifer Peedom
