Katia, Closest to Heaven
2009•52m•10.0•Released
DocumentaryAdventure
On the border between Argentina and Chile, Katia Lafaille, widow of the mountaineer Jean-Christophe Lafaille, sets out on one of the hardest treks in the world. Thirteen days of joy and suffering, to conquer the summit of Mount Aconcagua, the 'Colossus of America', which stands at 6,962 meters... Trek movie, a roadmap of an exceptional human adventure, the film is to see for the breathtaking beauty of the landscapes and for the will of this woman who seems to have some accounts to settle with the mountain.
Director
Nicolas Grimard
Languages
French
Studio
System TV
Cast
Katia Lafaille
Herself
Andrés García
Himself
Miguel Douras
Himself
Eduardo Ibarra
Himself
Production
Company
System TV
Producer
Daniel Renouf
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