Yes, very. More sad than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Sherpa end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Sherpa easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Sherpa

Name: Sherpa
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2015
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Russell Brice, Tim Medvetz, Pasang Tenzing Sherpa, Phurba Tashi Sherpa

Some Live to Climb. They Climb to Live.

Directed by Jennifer Peedom

Produced by Felix Media, Arrow Media

201596 min7.4 / 10

A sobering documentary that shifts from investigating labor conflict to bearing witness to tragedy, centering Sherpa lives and dignity against the backdrop of Everest's deadly beauty.

In 2013, the world's media reported on a shocking mountain-high brawl as European climbers fled a mob of angry Sherpas. Director Jennifer Peedom and her team set out to uncover the cause of this altercation, intending to film the 2014 climbing season from the Sherpa's point-of-view. Instead, they captured Everest's greatest tragedy, when a huge block of ice crashed down onto the climbing route...

Clusters

Doing Right In Disaster Loyalty Under Pressure Coping With Loss Realistic Injustice Dramas Native American & Frontier Life

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Nepal Natural Disaster Native Peoples Woman Director Mount Everest Geography Sherpa

Questions people ask

Is Sherpa sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Does Sherpa end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is Sherpa easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Sherpa scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.
Is Sherpa violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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