The Swiss Account

July. 17,2011      
Rating:
10
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Bouldering in Switzerland.

Carlo Traversi as  Self
Adam Ondra as  Self
Paul Robinson as  Self

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Reviews

ReaderKenka
2011/07/17

Let's be realistic.

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SpunkySelfTwitter
2011/07/18

It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

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Fatma Suarez
2011/07/19

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

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Jenni Devyn
2011/07/20

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

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