Oscar-winning documentary from the filmmakers behind Meru, following Alex Honnold as he becomes the first person to ever free solo...
Oscar-winning documentary from the filmmakers behind Meru, following Alex Honnold as he becomes the first person to ever free solo climb Yosemite's 3000-foot-high El Capitan Wall.
"Directors E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin previously made the acclaimed mountain-climbing movie Meru. They follow Honnold over two years as he tests the limits of his ambition. 'If you're seeking perfection, free soloing is as close as you can get,' Honnold declares. But Chin, an experienced adventure photographer who's cheated death before, has a different take: 'If you're pushing the edge, eventually you find the edge.' Honnold has long been a loner, living out of his van for nine years. We watch as he makes lifestyle changes with a new girlfriend, Sanni. Will that emotional attachment be helpful or harmful when he needs total concentration?" (Toronto International Film Festival)
Less
Where to watch Free Solo
97 %159 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
93 %3,226 reviewsAudience score rating
"For those who love the thrill of high-adrenaline adventure docs, National Geographic's "Free Solo" will be a hard experience to top."
—
Variety
Variety"Free Solo doesn't explore this history too deeply, but it does at least offer an evocative glimpse of what forces, both of nature and nurture, might conspire to produce such high-stakes daring."
—
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair"Despite a somewhat soft middle section, "Free Solo" is an engaging study of a perfect match between passion and personality."
—
The New York Times
The New York Times"As climbing films go, I’ve never seen a better one. Jimmy Chin, who co-directs with Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, is something of a legend in his field – a top climber himself, he has taken the filming of climbing to, er, new heights."
—
Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning Herald"Free Solo is a fantastic, unrepeatable film. Whether or not you know how it ends, you will be literally on the edge of your seat for a great deal of it, and entranced from beginning to end."
—
Stuff
Stuff"If mountain-climbing docs make you puke-dizzy, this one is is probably not a good idea. But as Alex Honnold climbs El Capitan solo and without a net, you feel every adrenaline-pumping moment."
—
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone"Both intimate and expansive, Free Solo is a documentary beautifully calculated to literally take your breath away. And it does."
—
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"No bluff, it's a white knuckler."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterFree Solo | Details
Award winner- Best Documentary, Academy Awards 2019; Best Documentary, Golden Globes 2019
- Rating
- 12A, Infrequent strong language
- Runtime
- 97
- Genre
- Documentary, Sport
- Country of origin
- USA
