The Eight Mountains (2023)
The Regal Cinema’s World Cinema series presents the Italian film The Eight Mountains.
The Eight Mountains is the story of a friendship. Of children becoming men who try to erase the footprints of their fathers, but who, through the twists and turns they take, always end up returning home.
Pietro is a boy from the city, Bruno is the last child of a forgotten mountain village. Over the years Bruno remains faithful to his mountain, while Pietro is the one who comes and goes. Their encounters introduce them to love and loss, reminding them of their origins, letting their destinies unfold, as Pietro and Bruno discover what it means to be true friends for life.
This film will be shown in Italian with English subtitles.
“This is a movie with air in its lungs and love in its heart”
The Guardian ★★★★★
“A poignant literary adaptation”
The Times ★★★★