The Sphinx

April. 13,2011      
Rating:
7.6
Trailer Synopsis Cast

The film in a charming and original way compares the first ascent to the first free-climb ascent of the Face of Sphinx, located in the most prominent part of the North Face Triglav. The aesthetic and breathtaking footage present beautiful and powerful environment of the Slovenian national symbol, with the mystical Sphinx at the forefront and all four protagonists of the two crucial ascents, which are separated by a period of three decades. The central story tells us that the Sphinx does not want that the climbers to solve her riddle, taken from her famous question: 'Who walks in the morning on four, at moon on two and in the evening on three (legs)?'

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Reviews

Ensofter
2011/04/13

Overrated and overhyped

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VeteranLight
2011/04/14

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

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AnhartLinkin
2011/04/15

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

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Kaelan Mccaffrey
2011/04/16

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

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