Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa
2023 American film
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Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa is a 2023 American documentary film directed by Lucy Walker. It follows Lhakpa Sherpa as she climbs and survives ten successful summits of Mount Everest.
- Charlie Corwin
- Michael D. Ratner
- Miranda Sherman
- Dalia Burde
- Christopher Newman
- Devin Whetstone
- Matthew Irving
- Tyler Temple Higgins
- Yaniv Elani
- Davon Ramos
- David Brodie
- Carlos Haynes
- Inaya Yusuf
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| Directed by | Lucy Walker |
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| Music by | Adam Peters[1] |
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| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country | United States |
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It had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2023, and was released on July 31, 2024, by Netflix.
Plot
Lhakpa Sherpa becomes the first Nepali woman to climb and survive Mount Everest, while bringing up two daughters and surviving an abusive marriage.
Release
Awards
At TIFF, the film was named second runner-up for the People's Choice Award for Documentaries.[6] Mountain Queen won the Grand Prize at the Kendal Mountain Festival's International Film Competition for 2024. [7] The series also won a 2024 Peabody Award.[8]