THE MOUNTAIN

“MAY THE STRENGTH AND POWER OF LIFE OF OUR ances­tors be with us all!” (MĀORI-PROVERB)

Sam is sup­po­sed to be trea­ted in hos­pi­tal, but ins­tead of wai­ting idly for her reco­very, she pre­fers to take her fate into her own hands: fol­lo­wing her Māori cul­tu­re, she sets off for Mount Taranaki, which is said to have heal­ing powers. On the way, she first meets Mallory and later Bronco, who are both run­ning away from their own pro­blems. With their sights set on the sum­mit, the three fight their way through the magi­cal natu­re of New Zealand and find on their way not the power of the moun­tain, but that of fri­end­ship. From self-dis­co­very and the indi­vi­du­al pro­ces­sing of con­flicts to death, the adven­ture film spans the­mes of being human, albeit with a good dose of humor and dyna­mism thanks to its editing.