Bianco: Bonatti's Mont Blanc Tragedy

0:00On April 30th, a new film called Bianco is tackling one of mountaineering's biggest tragedies from July 1961. It's an $11.5 million Euro project, about $13.2 million, starring Alessandro Borghi as Italian climber Walter Bonatti. He and his team aim to scale the last unclimbed 800-meter wall on Mom Blanc, Europe's highest peak in the West. Halfway up, Bonatti's crew linked up with a French team led by Pierre Mazzaud. A brutal storm hit on a tough spot called the Chandel, trapping all-age guys for four days with no food or shelter. The disaster still fuels debates in climbing world today. The cast includes Pierre de la Donchamps, Finnegan Oldfield, and others playing the real-life climbers. They shot for three months at 3,000 to 3,500 meters in Italy's Aos de Valley, plus studio recreations since the actual. Pillar was too risky. Director Danielle Vicari's been nursing this passion project for 10 years with a screenplay team heavy on mountain experts.

1:02Producers like B-Water Film see it as their biggest swing yet, blending Bonatti's legend with today's climbing hype and better tech for those epic shots. First footage drops at Cansoon with the film wrapping by year's end. This one sets a climb high on the festival circuit and beyond. That's your update from entertainment and celebrity news today, Power by AI. I'm Corey with The Story.