Everest is a 2.015 British-American disaster drama and adventure thriller film directed by Baltasar Kormákur and written by William Nicholson and Simon Beaufoy. The film opened the 72nd Venice International Film Festival on September 2nd, 2.015, and was released theatrically on September 18th.
It is based on the real events of the 1.996 Mount Everest disaster, and focuses on the survival attempts of two expedition groups, one led by Rob Hall (Clarke) and the other by Scott Fischer (Gyllenhaal).
The film was first released in IMAX 3D on September, 11th, 2.015, in the UK and in IMAX 3D, RealD 3D, and 2D internationally, and exclusively in IMAX 3D, September, 18th, 2.015, across 545 theaters in the United States and Canada, and along 36 other countries.
It began a U.S. wide release on September, 25th, 2.015, across 3.006 theaters. The film received positive reviews from critics and has grossed over 103 million dollars. The plot is about March 1.996, two expeditions arrive in Lukla in preparation for climbing Mount Everest.
Rob Hall (Jason Clarke) is one of three guides for Adventure Consultants whose several clients include Beck Weathers (Josh Brolin), an experienced climber, Doug Hansen (John Hawkes), a former mailman pursuing his dream, and Yasuko Namba (Naoco Mori), who had previously climbed six of the Seven Summits and was attenpting to become the oldest woman to summit Everest, they will try to complete this along with many others.
Scott Fischer (Jake Gyllenhaal) is the chief guide for Mountain Madness. At Everest Base Camp, the two expeditions meet Helen Wilton (Emily Watson), the base camp manager, who communicates with them all via walkie-talkies while they climb.
