The Climb

Brilliant cast, insightful and sensitive direction. Without question some of John Hurt's finest work (...)

David Franzoni (AMPAS – académie des oscars)

Funny, touching and thought-provoking. An island of reality and humanity in a sea of effects films.

Daniel Will-Harris, writer, producer

Properly nostalgic, beautifully made.

San Francisco Examiner

Un film hors du temps, hors des modes, un petit bijoux.

Télérama

Hurt is simply tremendous. John Hurt gives a tremendous performance in an engrossing and sometimes wonderful Independent film.

Chicago Tribune

The Climb is a little jewel well-worth seeking out for its humanity, its humor and, most of all, for the brilliant acting of Hurt...

Chicago Tribune

Accomplished… quirky, intimate melodrama might work as family fare or an interesting piece for preteens and up. It's been compared to "Stand by Me”.

San Francisco Chronicle

Bob Swaim réalise son film le plus touchant, le plus personnel (...) subtil et profondément humain.

Le Figaro

Poignant, suspenseful and perfectly acted, The Climb is as rare as its unlikely central friendship and as full of humanity.

Sheila Benson, film critic – Premiere, Los Angeles Times

Brilliant cast, insightful and sensitive direction. Without question some of John Hurt's finest work (...)

David Franzoni (AMPAS – académie des oscars)

Funny, touching and thought-provoking. An island of reality and humanity in a sea of effects films.

Daniel Will-Harris, writer, producer

Prix UNICEF du Meilleur Film – Festival de Berlin 1998

Synopsis (fr)

Baltimore 1959. Danny Himes a 12 ans, et il se sent seul. Son père considéré comme un lâche car il n’a pas fait la guerre, ne s’occupe pas de lui et ses camarades se moquent de lui.

Synopsis (en)

John Hurt gives a tremendous performance in an engrossing and sometimes wonderful Independent film, a family drama that revolves around a young boy’s (played by Gregory Smith) double relationship with his reticent father (David Strathairn), a man falsely accused of cowardice, and the dying old engineer, Hurt who lives next door.