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A heartbreaking story told with tremendous narrative and visual skill, Sherpa exposes the audience to a side of Mount Everest that many have never seen or considered. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

After an ice slide kills 16 Sherpas on Everest, they unite in grief and anger to reclaim the mountain.

Genre:

documentary
Original Language:

Nepali
Director:

Jennifer Peedom
Producer:

Bridget Ikin, John Smithson
Writer:

Jennifer Peedom
Release Date (Streaming):

Nov 5, 2016
Runtime:

1h 36m
Production Co:

Arrow Media

Cast & Crew

Jennifer Peedom
Director

Jennifer Peedom
Screenwriter

David Gross
Executive Producer

John Maynard
Executive Producer

Bridget Ikin
Producer

John Smithson
Producer

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Critic Reviews for Sherpa

All Critics (41) | Top Critics (15) | Fresh (40) | Rotten (1)

Sherpa is different and arresting: it's an old-fashioned documentary that allows the participants to tell their stories.

April 1, 2016 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…

Stephen Romei
The Australian
Sherpa is an accomplished, gripping film.

March 25, 2016 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Paul Byrnes
Sydney Morning Herald
The landscapes are gorgeous; the ironies stark.

December 27, 2015 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Charlotte O'Sullivan
London Evening Standard
For all its awe-inspiring scenery, this is a story of exploited labour's struggle for power, of workers taking control of their workplace.

December 20, 2015 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Mark Kermode
Observer (UK)
There is bad faith on all sides but, amid all the bickering about money and safety, Peedom always also pays attention to the courage and selflessness of her subjects.

December 17, 2015 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Geoffrey Macnab
Independent (UK)
Smart, genuine, thoughtful film-making.

December 17, 2015 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Henry Barnes
Guardian
Overall, Sherpa is a thought-provoking, beautiful yet unbalanced documentary.

November 18, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Katie Smith-Wong
Flick Feast
Simultaneously arthouse-beautiful and fiercely political, this will set jaws agape both through its stunning imagery and its objective portrayal of its complex cast of interviewees.

April 9, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Nick Evan-Cook
One Room With A View
The blend of slow motion imagery and accelerated time lapse photography along with the use of multiple cameras instils Sherpa with an evolving vibrancy, reinforced by a stirring orchestral score which heaps ever more emotion on knife edge proceedings.

April 8, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Matthew Anderson
CineVue
The Sherpas hit the cutting room floor in most Everest movies. Not this time.

March 6, 2019 | Full Review…

Nico Hines
The Daily Beast
In [Jennifer] Peedom's film we see a mountain that is both workplace and sacred site, integral to both the economic livelihood and the religious beliefs of the surrounding Sherpa community.

September 12, 2017 | Full Review…

Anwen Crawford
Kill Your Darlings
Through terrific nature photography from Renan Ozturk, Hugh Miller, and Ken Sauls, [Jennifer] Peedom has captured anew the wonder of Everest.

August 14, 2017 | Full Review…

Alex Heeney
Seventh Row