Torn (2021)
The bigger the life, the greater the risk
When world renowned climber Alex Lowe was tragically lost in a deadly avalanche, his best friend and climbing partner went on to marry his widow and help raise his three sons. This profoundly intimate film from eldest son Max, captures the family's intense personal journey toward understanding as they finally lay him to rest.
- Date of release
- 2021-12-03
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (27)
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Max Lowe
Casting
- Alex Lowe — Self (archive footage)
- Max Lowe — Self
- Sam Lowe — Self
- Isaac Lowe — Self
- Jennifer Lowe — Self
- Conrad Anker — Self
- Jimmy Chin — Self
Interesting facts
Torn is a 2021 American documentary film by photographer and explorer Max Lowe, son of the late climber Alex Lowe, who explored his father's high-profile mountain climbing death on the Himalayan peak, Mount Shishapangma, in 1999. His body was discovered in 2016, 17 years after his death. The film had its world premiere at the 2021 Telluride Film Festival and was released in the US on December 3, 2021. National Geographic Documentary Films produced the film in partnership with Lightbox.
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