Documentary · 2025 · 1h 49m

The cruel way

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Director

Cast

Ivan Vulchev as Ivan Vulchev Metodi Savov as Metodi Savov Nikolay Petkov as Nikolay Petkov Kiril Doskov as Kiril Doskov Doychin Vasilev as Doychin Vasilev Kuncho Dolapchiev as Kuncho Dolapchiev

Crew

Radoslav Spasov — Producer Ivan Spasov — Producer

Tagline

The inconvenient truth, the suppressed facts - 40 years later

Synopsis

1984. In the shadow of the Iron Curtain, a nation dares to challenge the gods. On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the socialist revolution, Bulgaria faces its best mountaineers in the greatest test on the planet - the deadly Mount Chomolungma, also known as Everest. But this is not just a climb.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

everest

Key Collaborators

Deyan Bararev Director Radoslav Spasov Producer Ivan Spasov Producer

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