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Believe in the impossible

Meru is the electrifying story of three elite American climbers—Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin, and Renan Ozturk—bent on achieving the impossible.

Conrad Anker Jimmy Chin Renan Ozturk Jon Krakauer Jenni Lowe-Anker Amee Hinkley Grace Chin Jeremy Jones

Directors

Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi Jimmy Chin

Producers

Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi Jimmy Chin Shannon Ethridge Daniel T. Reiner Elizabeth Lauren Reiner Jonas Tempel Chris Wright Loren Bough

Editors

Bob Eisenhardt Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

Cinematography

Renan Ozturk Jimmy Chin

Composer

J. Ralph

Country

USA

Language

English

adventure documentary

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  • mukulg

    Review by mukulg ★★★½

    Great story! Beautifully shot.

  • caleb egan

    Review by caleb egan ★★★★★

    that should NOT i repeat should NOT be humanly possible. what is going ON here!

  • Justin Nickels

    Review by Justin Nickels ★★★½

    Free Solo is the better film, but I will watch anything these two make.

  • Connor_13

    Review by Connor_13 ★★★½

    I did not catch the beginning of the documentary, but I was still able to watch the majority of it and get an understanding of what I missed. The cinematography was excellent throughout the whole thing and it was really interesting to see all the trials and tribulations Conrad, Jimmy, and Renan had to go through including surviving avalanches, falling off cliffs, and spending the night on the side of a cliff during a blizzard with limited food. After all that they went through it is hard to imagine that they would want to continue their attempts to climb Meru at the risk of their lives. Overall a great documentary which not only explores the climbing of Meru but also mental and physical strength required to do so.

  • Gabe Klassen

    Review by Gabe Klassen ★★★★

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

    There’s something about the simplicity of the objective, all while looking death in the eye that make climbing documentaries so beautiful. When the group summits Meru, you witness relief, much more than joy wash over them. Their bodies are spent. Years of meticulous planning have gone into this climb. They’ve had sleepless nights worrying they’d be the next of their friends to die climbing, and all had near death experiences themselves. In this moment all those emotions they’ve been carrying bubble up. None of them know what they’ll accomplish next, but on top of this lonely peak in the middle of nowhere, they’ve achieved what no human ever has before.

    ...Conrad carried a lot of pressure that day. It’s really hard to explain to anyone what he did up there.

  • Zoé

    Review by Zoé ★★★★

    something about documentaries where men make reckless decisions and their female partners are like “I don’t like that they do this” and then they still do it just gets to me

  • Garrett Cayton

    Review by Garrett Cayton ★★★½

    Not as heart pounding as Free Solo - ropes will do that. Still an incredible feat, and the multiple attempts/history of the team make it compelling.

  • evanmaczka

    Review by evanmaczka ★★★★

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

    Conrad telling Jimmy it’s his turn to climb the last pitch is so heartwarming

  • Ellis Holcombe

    Review by Ellis Holcombe ★★★★

    This was such an engaging story in how resilient these climbers are, that they keep coming back and fighting just to beat this huge piece of rock. Made me want to go climb some big rocks for sure.

  • DreamScape40

    Review by DreamScape40 ★★★½

    Good documentary.
    It's always interesting to know the background of mountain climbers.
    Especially, when you have a good strong team like this group.

    Thank goodness I'm all warm under my blankies.

    ⛰

  • Chase Pheifer

    Review by Chase Pheifer ★★½

    I enjoy climbing documentaries. I liked the first half, but it started to feel long even tho the runtime was pretty short. I think Free Solo and The Dawn Wall are better climbing docs.

  • Colden Palo

    Review by Colden Palo ★★★★

    There are some bone-chilling moments in here. In the middle of the film, Jimmy Chin talks about how when he was a young adult his mother told him that if we was really going to become a serious climber, he had to promise her one thing, that he would not die before she did. Because of this, he always held back and was the voice of reason in dangerous situations. "How far am I willing to go to risk breaking that promise?", he would ask himself. He then says that when she died, the first thing that went through his mind was, "ok, I can go for it now".