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Katia, Closest to Heaven

Katia, Closest to Heaven

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 5, 2009

Runtime

0h 52m

Genres

Documentary, Adventure

User Score

100%

Original Title

Katia, Au Plus Près Du Ciel

Production Companies

System TV

Director

Nicolas Grimard

Description

On the border between Argentina and Chile, Katia Lafaille, widow of the mountaineer Jean-Christophe Lafaille, sets out on one of the hardest treks in the world. Thirteen days of joy and suffering, to conquer the summit of Mount Aconcagua, the 'Colossus of America', which stands at 6,962 meters... Trek movie, a roadmap of an exceptional human adventure, the film is to see for the breathtaking beauty of the landscapes and for the will of this woman who seems to have some accounts to settle with the mountain.