Love Birds
RELEASED
2011
DIRECTED BY
Paul Murphy
PRODUCED BY
Matthew Metcalfe
Alan Harris
WRITTEN BY
Nick Ward
STARRING
Faye Smythe
Rhys Darby
Sally Hawkins
Emily Barclay
In 1953, the ascent of Everest remained the last of Earth’s great challenges. Standing at over 29,000ft, the world’s highest mountain posed a fearsome challenge and had already claimed thirteen lives in previous expeditions.
Faced with treacherous winds, sub-zero temperatures and battling altitude sickness, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay finally achieved the impossible and became the first men to conquer Everest. It was an event that stunned the world and defined an era.
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