The Mountain as Muse: Tenzing's Spiritual Core Falls Short of Climbing Greatness Jennifer Peedom's narrative feature about the mountaineer Tenzing Norgay is a film that wears its heart on its sleeve.
While it pays tribute to the mountain, it struggles to balance reverence with complexity in its human characters.
The relationship between Tenzing and his wife Dawa is tender and loving, but it's the bond he shares with Chomolungma – or Mount Everest, as it's commonly known – that sets this film apart.