The Last First: Winter K2

Opens Wednesday, September 30, 2026

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  • Wed Sep 30 : 

    Q&A with dir. Amir Bar-Lev after 7:00 show!

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  • Thu Oct 1 : 

    Q&A with dir. Amir Bar-Lev after 6:50 show!

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  • Fri Oct 2 : 

    Q&A with dir. Amir Bar-Lev after 7:00 show!

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Wednesday, September 30: Q&A with dir. Amir Bar-Lev after 7:00 show!

Thursday, October 1: Q&A with dir. Amir Bar-Lev after 6:50 show!

Friday, October 2: Q&A with dir. Amir Bar-Lev after 7:00 show!

In “The Last First: Winter K2,” Amir Bar-Lev tells a complex, harrowing and moving story that unpacks the industry of extreme mountain climbing and its changing culture. Focusing on a 2021 expedition, mountaineers John Snorri Sigurjónsson, an Icelander, and the Pakistani father-son team of Ali and Sajid Sadpara set out to be the first to summit K2 in the winter, when the mountain’s conditions are the cruelest. The men soon find themselves sharing the treacherous ascent with influencer climbers and their film crews, commercial expedition clients and Nims, a Nepalese celebrity mountaineer, and his team of Sherpas. “The Last First: Winter K2” takes us to the icy heights and unpredictable weather of K2 and reveals a surprising and layered story — one of strategy and determination, class and caste, money and power — all under life and death circumstances.

 

  • Country United Kingdom
  • Year 2026
  • Running Time 97 minutes
  • Format DCP
  • Distributor Apple Original Films
  • Director Amir Bar-Lev
  • Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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