North Face
(2008)Nordwand 2008
Germany, summer 1936: Tony and Andi, childhood friends, take a special interest in the Eiger, also known as the "dead side", whose north side is still unclimbed. The two friends still believe they can do it, and if they succeed, they will not only get the social recognition they desire, but also an Olympic gold medal. While preparing on the northern slope, they meet Louise, the first woman Tony loved. Journalist Luiza is here to cover the trials of dedicated Nazi reporter Arau and Tony and Andy. The fire between them flares up again, but Louise also takes an interest in Arau. Tony is in despair when he and Andy start climbing the north side where they meet Austrian Willy and Andy. At first everything goes well and progresses quickly. On the terrace of the Grand Hotel on the slope of the Eiger, the audience, the international press, and Louise, finally realizing that Tony is her only man, eagerly watch the four climbers through their telescopes. But for the climbers, the situation got out of control: the weather changed, Willy was injured. Suddenly it looks like the mountain is about to win again. And in a dramatic battle for survival on the north side, Louise sets out to save the love of her life. The race against time and the forces of nature has begun.