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Metanoia

2014 · 84 min

A reflective, inspiring portrait of a climber's life and mortality, blending breathtaking mountain footage with intimate, philosophical reflection.

Overview
This documentary follows the life and climbs of legendary alpinist Jeff Lowe, through his visionary ascents around the world up to his final dance with a terminal disease. Centered around Jeff’s most daring climb, Metanoia – solo, in winter, up the North Face of the Eiger in Switzerland — which changed his life and prepared him for the greatest adventure of all: facing his own mortality. It is a mind-bending adventure through time and space that gives physical form to Jeff's unique philosophies and inspiring creative genius.

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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • survival
  • death
  • identity
  • healing
Places
  • wilderness
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Action5
Horror1
Humour3
Realism9
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
documentary, adventure
Directed by
Jim Aikman
Written by
Jim Aikman, Jeff Lowe
Starring
Jeff Lowe, Conrad Anker, Catherine Destivelle, Ueli Steck, Doug Robinson, Lynn Hill, Jon Krakauer, Pete Takeda
Runtime
84 min
Languages
English

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