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The Himalayas

The Himalayas

There is no turning back at the top of the world.

20156.62h 5m

Overview

Based on true events, renowned mountaineer Um Hong-gil sets out on a mission to Everest to retrieve his late junior climber's body and faces the greatest challenge of his life.

Directed by Lee Suk-hoon
Written by Park Song-i, JK Youn, Park Soo-jin
Produced by Ju Seung-hwan
Box Office0Revenue: $50.5M

Top Cast

Hwang Jung-min

Hwang Jung-min

Um Hong-gil

Jung Woo

Jung Woo

Park Moo-taek

Cho Seong-ha

Cho Seong-ha

Lee Dong-gyoo

Kim In-kwon

Kim In-kwon

Park Jeong-bok

Ra Mi-ran

Ra Mi-ran

Jo Myeong-ae

Jeong Gyu-su

Jeong Gyu-su

Chairman Kim

Jeon Bae-soo

Jeon Bae-soo

Jeon Bae-soo

Jeong Jae-heon

Jeong Jae-heon

Jeong Jae-heon

Kim Won-hae

Kim Won-hae

Kim Moo-young

Lee Hae-yeong

Lee Hae-yeong

Jang Cheol-goo

Themes & Keywords

rescue missionclimbingsnowmountaineeringmountain rescue

About The Himalayas

The Himalayas is a adventure, drama film released in 2015 exploring themes of rescue mission, climbing, snow, mountaineering, mountain rescue. Directed by Lee Suk-hoon, it stars Hwang Jung-min, Jung Woo, Cho Seong-ha. Based on true events, renowned mountaineer Um Hong-gil sets out on a mission to Everest to retrieve his late junior climber's body and faces the greatest challenge of his life.

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