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Wide Boyz

2012 · 50 min

A gritty, funny and tense look at obsessive climbers punishing themselves in a strange, painful subculture.

Directed by
Chris Alstrin, Paul Diffley
Genres
Adventure, Documentary
Starring
Pete Whittaker, Tom Randall, Pete Takeda
Overview
From acclaimed directors Paul Diffley and Chris Alstrin comes a wild journey through the strange sub-culture of offwidth crack climbing. Join two brave British lads, Pete Whittaker and Tom Randall, as they take on the decidedly American sport of climbing bloody, painful and often dangerous cracks that require wedging body parts into places they weren't meant to be. Randall and Whittaker's ultimate goal is to make the first ascent of a renowned offwidth test-piece known as Century Crack, which looms above the forgotten lands deep in the Utah desert. If they can achieve this unlikely climb from under the noses of the competitive Americans, it will be a coup for these young up-starts, but the odds are stacked against them.

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Directed by
Chris Alstrin, Paul Diffley
Genres
Adventure, Documentary
Starring
Pete Whittaker, Tom Randall, Pete Takeda
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • ambition
  • friendship
  • survival
  • identity
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Action6
Horror2
Humour5
Realism9
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Genres
adventure, documentary
Directed by
Chris Alstrin, Paul Diffley
Starring
Pete Whittaker, Tom Randall, Pete Takeda, Jay Anderson, Bob Scarpelli
Runtime
50 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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