The Wall of Shadows

Oct 8, 2021

1h 34m

★ 8.3

Overview

A Sherpa family breaks a taboo and climbs the most holy of mountains to earn money for their son’s education. They accompany a western expedition on East Wall of the Khumbakarna Mountain, a wall that has never been climbed before. ‘The Wall of Shadows’ tells the story of an encounter between a young Sherpa boy and an experienced western mountaineer at the foot of the sacred mountain. Will they face the wrath of mountain Gods?

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

TILT Production

Braidmade Films

CORSO Film

Vertical Vision Film Studio

ZDF

Telewizja Polska

ARTE

The Wall of Shadows Trailers

Cast

Self

Ngada Sherpa

Self

Dawa Tenzin Sherpa

Self

Jomdoe Sherpa

Self

Dmitry Golovchenko

Self

Sergey Nilov

Self

Marcin Tomaszewski

Satyajit Ray's poetic documentary was commissioned by the Chogyal (King) of Sikkim at a time when he felt the sovereignty of Sikkim was under threat from both China and India. Ray's documentary is about the sovereignty of Sikkim. The film was banned by the government of India when Sikkim merged with India in 1975. The ban was finally lifted by the Ministry of External Affairs in September 2010. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2007.

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