In 1952, Marie-Louise Chapelle was the first French woman to reach an unclimbed peak in the Himalayas. Years later, filmmaker Ellen Vermeulen follows in her footsteps. An intimate journey through snow landscapes in which personal ambitions, social constraints, and the complexity of being a woman take center stage.
Ellen Vermeulen
Peter Krüger
Forbidden Pilgrimage (Ellen Vermeulen, 2024) | EN
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Inti Films
Volya Films