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Invisible Summit

Lixin Fan

/ China

/ 2024

/ 88 mins

/ Chinese, English, Nepalese

World Premiere

Festival Winner

** Won the Doc Edge Category awards, Facing the Edge **

Reaching the top is only half the battle.

Zhang Hong is an eternal hustler who comes from a poor family in China and lost his sight when he was only 21 years old. While his wife aspires to a peaceful life, Hong keeps trying to be successful in order to prove himself and to bring a better life for his family. Now as he works as a blind masseur in Tibet, a typical job for a disabled person in China, the 45-year-old family man ventures out for something not so ordinary: climbing Mount Everest. After preparing for this expedition for the past five years, he hopes to finally turn his luck around.

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Director Lixin Fan was present for Q&A following the in-cinema screenings in Christchurch.

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Film Info

Director: Lixin Fan

Producer: Bo Wang, Song He, Xinran Ning

Country: China

Language: Chinese, English, Nepalese

Year: 2024

Duration: 88 mins

Category: Facing the Edge

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