{"id":5474,"date":"2009-04-28T15:50:26","date_gmt":"2009-04-28T14:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=5474"},"modified":"2009-04-28T15:50:26","modified_gmt":"2009-04-28T14:50:26","slug":"competition-north-face-on-dvd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2009\/04\/28\/competition-north-face-on-dvd\/","title":{"rendered":"Competition: North Face on DVD"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"North<\/a>We have 3 copies of North Face<\/a><\/strong> to give away on DVD courtesy of Metrodome.<\/p>\n

Set in the summer of 1936, it tells the true story of two Germans who try to climb the Eiger<\/a> mountain\u2019s legendary North Face.<\/p>\n

The climbing partners are Toni Kurz (Benno F\u00fcrmann<\/a>) and Andi\u00a0Hinterstoisser (Florian Lukas<\/a>), who find the temptation irresistible, especially when they find out that the Third Reich is keen to see a swastika flying up top and have despatched party loyalists to begin their ascent.<\/p>\n

Based on a true story (told in the 2007 documentary The Beckoning Silence<\/a>), the film recreates the dangers of climbing one of the most dangerous mountains on earth.<\/p>\n

Probably the most visceral exploration of man against mountain since Touching the Void<\/a>, it was directed by\u00a0Philipp St\u00f6lzl<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Extras include:<\/p>\n