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The Hollywood Reporter
Rarely are documentaries as powerfully polemic and jaw-gapingly spectacular as Sherpa.
Sherpa
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Director Jennifer Peedom sought to learn more about the Sherpas, their culture, and their spiritual ties to Mount Everest. However, when a dangerous avalanche kills 16 Sherpas, this documentary takes a turn to maintain a record of this disaster, and the realities that the Sherpas must face in its wake.
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Time Out London by Tom Huddleston
Jennifer Peedom’s film is stunningly photographed (how could it not be?) and brilliantly sly: she gives the tour guides and their rich, self-absorbed charges just enough rope to hang themselves, and they duly oblige. But it’s also a heartfelt tribute to the resilience of a people.
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Los Angeles Times by Sheri Linden
A documentary whose visual magnificence is more than matched by unforgettable characters and political urgency.
100
The Hollywood Reporter by Harry Windsor
Rarely are documentaries as powerfully polemic and jaw-gapingly spectacular as Sherpa.
90
Variety
This film from experienced Aussie documaker Jennifer Peedom packs an emotional punch to match its awe-inspiring imagery.
90
Screen Daily by Sarah Ward
Sherpa swiftly proves as grippingly human and political as it does visually spectacular.
90
Screen International by Sarah Ward
Sherpa swiftly proves as grippingly human and political as it does visually spectacular.
90
The New York Times by Ken Jaworowski
An exceptionally absorbing documentary.
90
Variety by Richard Kuipers
This film from experienced Aussie documaker Jennifer Peedom packs an emotional punch to match its awe-inspiring imagery.
80
The Guardian
Peedom and her team responded to disaster with a steady hand, in more than one sense, and fulfilled a rare opportunity to make a responsive documentary that is large, beautiful, captivating and exhibits deep respect for the people and environments it photographs.
80
CineVue
Sherpa tells of a contemporary act of defiance which would undoubtedly bring a characteristic grin to the face of the forefather of modern climbing.
80
Empire by Patrick Peters
Refocused on the hoof after the catastrophic 2014 earthquakes, Jennifer Peedom's film pulls no punches in exploring the culture and work of this unheralded group, as well as their frequent exploitation by Westerners.
80
The Guardian by Luke Buckmaster
Peedom and her team responded to disaster with a steady hand, in more than one sense, and fulfilled a rare opportunity to make a responsive documentary that is large, beautiful, captivating and exhibits deep respect for the people and environments it photographs.
80
CineVue by Matt Anderson
Sherpa tells of a contemporary act of defiance which would undoubtedly bring a characteristic grin to the face of the forefather of modern climbing.
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