Free Solo

Directed by Jimmy Chin & Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

From award-winning documentarist E. Chai Vasarhelyi and renowned photographer and mountaineer Jimmy Chin, comes a stunning and unflinching portrait of free soloist climber Alex Honnold as he prepares to achieve his lifelong dream: climbing the face of the world’s most famous rock… the 3,200-foot El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. Celebrated as one of the greatest athletic feats, Honnold’s climb set the ultimate standard: perfection or death.

Free Solo screens on general release from Fri 14 Dec.

Listen to our review of Free Solo in our December film podcast.

Duration:
100 minutes

Languages:
English

Country of origin:
USA

Year of production:
2018