High Ground

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  • Opened November 2, 2012 (Limited)
  • 1 hr 31 min
  • NR
  • Eleven veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan join an expedition to climb the 20,000 foot Himalayan giant Mount Lobuche. With blind adventurer Erik Weihenmayer and a team of Everest summiters as their guides, they set out on an emotional and gripping climb to reach the top in an attempt to heal the emotional and physical wounds of the longest war in U.S. history. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Steve Baskis, Chad Butrick, Ashley Crandall, Aaron Isaacson, Chad Jukes, Nicolette Maroulis, Cody Miranda
  • Director: Michael Brown
  • Genres: Documentary

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Los Angeles Times
| Kenneth Turan

In its ability to let us hear firsthand what life-and-death combat does to the human body and spirit, this film has few peers. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter
| John DeFore

Some of these trekkers are more resilient than others, but all seem to agree there's a high, maybe insurmountable barrier between them and civilians. However sympathetic we are, they say, we can hardly understand what they've been through. High Ground makes that difficult task a little easier. Read full review

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The New York Times
| Jeannette Catsoulis

Michael Brown (a renowned mountaineer), digs below the adventure itself to reveal the gaping holes in our veteran care. Doing so, he translates a collage of experiences - some desperate, some hopeful, all tragic - into a first-person commentary on the malign reverberations of war. Read full review

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Village Voice
| Ernest Hardy

From its low-key, guitar-based score by composer Chris Bacon to the filmmaker's refusal to sugar-coat the tough times some of the soldiers faced after completing the climb, High Ground takes its cues from the worldview of its subjects. Read full review

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Nico Maroulis in "High Ground."