Behind the Mist (Spanish: Al otro lado de la niebla, ) is a 2023 Ecuadorian 3D documentary film co-written, co-produced and directed by Sebastián Cordero. It is about the conversations and experiences between Cordero and Iván Vallejo on their trip to Nepal with the aim of summiting Mount Everest.
Behind the Mist won the Audience Award and Best Sound at the Kunturñawi Ecuadorian Film Festival, received a nomination for Best Ibero-American Film at the 23rd Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro, Best Ibero-American Film at the 66th Ariel Awards and Best Ibero-American Picture at the 12th Macondo Awards. The film was selected as the Ecuadorian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards.
Synopsis More than 20 years after Iván Vallejo crowned Mount Everest in 1999 and became the first Ecuadorian to reach the top of the mountain, he decided to make a commemorative film in his honor, inviting Sebastián Cordero. Both will embark on a trip to Nepal to climb again and, in the midst of their odyssey, debates and philosophical and existential conversations will break out in them as they face the dangers of being a mountaineer.
Release It had its world premiere on October 6, 2023, at the 22nd International Documentary Film Festival Encounters of Other Cinema, then screened on December 3, 2023, at the Festival Ecuador Cine Aventura. It was commercially released on January 25, 2024, in Ecuadorian theaters.
Accolades YearAward / FestivalCategoryRecipientResultRef.2023Kunturñawi Ecuadorian Film FestivalAudience AwardBehind the MistBest Sound202423rd Grande Prêmio do Cinema BrasileiroBest Ibero-American Film66th Ariel AwardsBest Ibero-American Film12th Macondo AwardsBest Ibero-American Picture
See also List of submissions to the 97th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film List of Ecuadorian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
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