HOW MUCH RISK DO YOU NEED IN LIFE?
A FILM BY
MATTHIAS AFFOLTER
A FILMFORMAT PRODUCTION
Film
Four mountaineers discover mountain routes, alpine crystals and their personal limits, but not all the answers to their questions about risk, freedom and their place on earth.
Synopsis
The mountains are both an escape and a place of refuge for four generations of mountaineers. «Mountains in the mind» shows us their passion and the questions associated with their way of life.
We strain with Jaques Grandjean to reach alpine crystals in brittle rock on sheer rock faces. On the north face of the Gross Ruchen, we hear extreme climber Dani Arnold cursing in the windstorm. We accompany Stefan Siegrist on his expedition to Makalu’s western pillar in Nepal. Werner Munter, more than 70 years old, is still searching for new routes in the remotest areas of Val d’Hérens.
Searching for the right path, the four guides face fundamental questions which concern us all: How much am I willing to risk to make my dreams come true? How much risk do you need in life?
Cast
Credits
Written & Directed by Matthias Affolter
Cinematography by Jonas Jäggy
Sound by Mathias Hefel
Aditional Cinematography by
Daniel Bartsch, David Göttler
Editing by Falk Peplinski
Music by Simon Hauswirth
Hangmusic Andi Isler
Sound Editing & Sound Design
by Jascha Dormann
Sound Mixing by Jörg Höhne
Compositing Martin Sautter
Color Grading by Dirk Meier
Script Consulting by Edgar Hagen
Trailer by Katharina Fiedler
Graphics by Michi Nussbaumer
Produced by Mathias Hefel
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Filmformat GmbH
Hammerstrasse 160a
4057 Basel
info@filmformat.ch
www.filmformat.ch
+41 61 411 48 42
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MovieBiz Films
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9630 Wattwil
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www.moviebizfilms.com
+41 78 855 95 00
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Filmformat GmbH
Hammerstrasse 160a
4057 Basel
info@filmformat.ch
www.filmformat.ch
+41 61 411 48 42
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Filmformat GmbH
Mathias Hefel
Hammerstrasse 160a
4057 Basel
info@filmformat.ch
+41 61 411 48 42
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