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Free Solo

2018

Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

Documentary, Self: Alex Honnold

7.4

5,946

Documentary Follow Alex Honnold as he becomes the first person to ever free solo climb Yosemite's 3,000ft high El Capitan Wall. With no ropes or safety gear, he completed arguably the greatest feat in rock climbing history.

	Media	Author	Review
		Peter Debruge Variety	"For those who love the thrill of high-adrenaline adventure docs, National Geographic’s 'Free Solo' will be a hard experience to top"
		Keith Uhlich The Hollywood Reporter	"Brilliantly photographed by Chin, Clair Popkin and Mikey Schaefer, often from angles and positions you wouldn't think possible, 'Free Solo' never entirely escapes the trappings of a NatGeo-sanctioned doc"
		David Ehrlich IndieWire	"A queasily riveting documentary (...) 'Free Solo' is so absorbing because it strives for even a tenuous grip on the balance between love and need"
		Jeannette Catsoulis The New York Times	"'Free Solo' is an engaging study of a perfect match between passion and personality"
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Can you hold your breath for an entire movie? 'Free Solo' will put you to the test."
		Vikram Murthi AV Club	"'Free Solo's climbing footage reliably provokes awe and wonder, not to mention terror (...) [It] has plenty to offer"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"A daredevil with a samurai’s intensity, Alex Honnold scales a vertiginous cliff without ropes in this visually staggering documentary (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Richard Lawson Vanity Fair	"A fascinating look at free climber Alex Honnold (...) 'Free Solo' also operates as a sort of meta-criticism of this kind of documentary filmmaking"

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