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High Ground

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Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan join an expedition to climb the 20,000-foot Himalayan giant Mount Lobuche.
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Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times Nov 1, 2012
4/5
"High Ground" is a moving documentary that is both the film it presents itself to be and something more. Go to Full Review Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times Nov 1, 2012
4/5
Brown ... translates a collage of experiences - some desperate, some hopeful, all tragic - into a first-person commentary on the malign reverberations of war. Go to Full Review Ian Buckwalter NPR Nov 1, 2012
7/10
Brown takes advantage of the opportunity to present a broad array of feelings, less on the nature of these conflicts in particular and more on the mindset of the soldier in war - and the difficulties faced when no longer in the midst of the conflict. Go to Full Review Daniel Eagan Film Journal International Nov 5, 2012
Moving account of 11 disabled veterans on an expedition to climb Mount Lobuche in the Himalayas. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Nov 11, 2012 This film gives us a peak inside the world of several young people, seriously wounded from war who are fighters and inspirations to live life to the fullest. See more Read all reviews
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Michael Brown

Director

Michael Brown

Screenwriter

Scott McElroy

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Brian Mockenhaupt

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Ryan Fenson-Hood

Screenwriter

Matthew L. Murray

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Movie Info

Synopsis Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan join an expedition to climb the 20,000-foot Himalayan giant Mount Lobuche.
Director
Michael Brown
Producer
Don Hahn, Michael Brown
Screenwriter
Michael Brown, Scott McElroy, Brian Mockenhaupt, Ryan Fenson-Hood, Matthew L. Murray
Distributor
Red Flag Releasing
Production Co
Stone Circle Pictures, Khumbu Pictures, Serac Adventure Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 2, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 13, 2015
Runtime
1h 31m
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