Le otto montagne: bestselling film adaptation about two best friends in a mountain community whose paths diverge and cross again and again.
Plot and background
In Italy’s mountain idyll, Pietro (Luca Marinelli) and Bruno (Alessandro Borghi) once became friends. After years, they meet there again. While Pietro has since discovered the world, Bruno is the only one from his generation who still lives in the small mountain village.
Both are drawn to the mountains again and again, but the question of which place makes life more worth living creates potential for conflict. For Pietro, the focus is on the massive mountains with their idyll and silence, while Bruno knows no other life and yet wavers with the question of whether urban life might not have more to offer. Fortunately, they have each found a friend for life in the other, who also helps them get over losses and fears, and provides them with an anchor in life.
The teaser trailer with English subtitles gives a foretaste of the mountain idyll and the human dramas:
“Eight Mountains” – background, cast, cinema release
Based on the novel of the same name “Eight Mountains” by Paolo Cognetti, the directing duo Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch (both “The Broken Circle”) are directing the film adaptation. While Felix van Groeningen has already caused a sensation with films such as “The Broken Circle”, “Cafe Belgica” and “Beautiful Boy”, “Eight Mountains” also marks the directorial debut for Charlotte Vandermeersch, who after all collaborated on the screenplay of “The Broken Circle”. The leading roles are played by the two Italians Alessandro Borghi (“Do No Harm”) and Luca Marinelli (“The Old Guard”). The film was shot in the Aosta Valley in the small town of Brusson, where the plot is also set.
The world premiere of “Eight Mountains” took place at the Cannes Film Festival 2022, where the drama competed for the Golden Palm. In the end, the drama was awarded the Jury Prize. In Germany, “Eight Mountains” will be released in cinemas from 12 January 2023.
