Dir: Jennifer Peedom
Cast: Gender Phuntsok, Tom Hiddleston, Daniel Defoe
125 mins · 2026 · US/UK/Australia/India/Nepal · Cert 12 · English
A critically acclaimed 2026 biographical film about the pioneering historical climb in 1953. After joining a British expedition, Himalayan climber Tenzing Norgay and New Zealand mountaineer Edmund Hillary become the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Gender Phuntsok, a Chinese actor of Tibetan descent and Tom Hiddleston give impressive performances bringing their characters to life with intensity and great emotional depth. Filmed on real mountains in New Zealand, this inspiring, truthful film and powerful film is directed by the Australian director Jennifer Peedom. Also starring Daniel Defoe.
