K2 - TOUCHING THE SKY

POLISH TITLE: K2 - DOTKNĄĆ NIEBA

The children of acclaimed alpinists - who died on K2, in Karakorum Mountains - undertake an expedition to answer universal question: what is the price of passion. In the summer of 1986, several dozen alpinists from all over the world met to climb K2, second highest mountain on the planet.  Very soon the season transforms into a series of tragic events called “black summer”, leaving 13 climbers dead.

Almost 30 years later, Eliza Kubarska, the director of the film, together with an international group of grown-up children of acclaimed climbers, sets out on an expedition to reach K2 base camp, symbolic burial place for those who lost their lives on the mountain.  Hania Piotrowska, Łukasz Wolf, Lindsey and Chris Tullis will challenge themselves to face the past and to understand the force that once seduced their parents and eventually killed them.  On the other hand, Eliza, being a woman and an experienced alpinist, asks herself questions: Is my passion worth the risk?  Should I have a child?  

The film is an emotional journey set against breathtaking vistas of Karakorum Mountains. It is a multilayered psychological portrait of people who are coping to understand the choices of their parents or their own passion. The documentary features intimate archival footage from the 80's.

GENRE:

documentary

COUNTRY:

Poland

RUNNING TIME:

72'

YEAR:

2015

DIRECTING:

Eliza Kubarska

SCRIPT:

Eliza Kubarska

DOP:

Radosław Ładczuk

EDITOR:

Bartosz Pietras

MUSIC:

Michał Jacaszek

SOUND:

Mariusz Bielecki

PRODUCTION:

Wajda Studio, Braidmade Films