Torn

The film marks the directorial debut of Max Lowe, who turns his lens on his own family as the body of his father, the legendary climber Alex Lowe, is located 17 years after his death in an avalanche on the Himalayan peak Mount Shishapangma, alongside that of his cameraman and fellow climber David Bridges. The renowned mountaineer Conrad Anker, Alex’s best friend and climbing partner, miraculously survived the avalance, and went on to marry Alex’s widow and helped to raise his three sons, including Max.