CinemaOSMovie · 2025 · 1h 49m

The cruel way

The inconvenient truth, the suppressed facts - 40 years later

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1984. In the shadow of the Iron Curtain, a nation dares to challenge the gods. On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the socialist revolution, Bulgaria faces its best mountaineers in the greatest test on the planet - the deadly Mount Chomolungma, also known as Everest. But this is not just a climb.

Directed byDeyan Bararev

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 49m
Language
BG
Released
April 18, 2025
Studios
BNTБългарски Национален Филмов Център

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Жестокият път | Еверест 1984 | ТРЕЙЛЪР | Документален филм | от 18 април само в кината

Жестокият път | Еверест 1984 | ТРЕЙЛЪР | Документален филм | от 18 април само в кината

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7 credited
Starring

Ivan Vulchev

Ivan Vulchev

Metodi Savov

Metodi Savov

Nikolay Petkov

Nikolay Petkov

Kiril Doskov

Kiril Doskov

Doychin Vasilev

Doychin Vasilev

Kuncho Dolapchiev

Kuncho Dolapchiev

Ognyan Baldzhyisky

Ognyan Baldzhyisky

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Directed by
Deyan Bararev
Produced by
Radoslav Spasov
Ivan Spasov

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