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Wednesday 15 June 2016 at 20:00
CERN Council Chamber

North Face
 

Directed by Philipp Stölzl
Germany / Austria / Switzerland, 2008, 126 minutes

Based on a true story, North Face is an adventure film about a competition to climb the most dangerous rock face in the Alps. Set in 1936, as Nazi propaganda urges the nation's Alpinists to conquer the unclimbed north face of the Swiss massif - the Eiger - two reluctant German climbers begin their daring ascent..

Original version German; English subtitles

Wednesday 22 June 2016 at 20:00
CERN Council Chamber

Everest
 

Directed by Baltasar Kormakur
UK / USA, 2015, 121 minutes

On the morning of May 10, 1996, climbers from two commercial expeditions start their final ascent toward the summit of Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. With little warning, a violent storm strikes the mountain, engulfing the adventurers in one of the fiercest blizzards ever encountered by man. Challenged by the harshest conditions imaginable, the teams must endure blistering winds and freezing temperatures in an epic battle to survive against nearly impossible odds.

Original version English; English subtitles

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