Director: Rick Alverson
Greed and altitude sickness make an ugly combination in "The Mountain" (2024), a stark drama about what people are willing to risk once the air gets thin.
What is The Mountain about?
Chris Teller talks his older brother, a climber who long ago hung up his gear, into one more expedition — not for the summit itself, but for what lies scattered near it. Wreckage from a downed plane still sits high in the Alps, and Chris wants to reach the bodies before anyone else does. His brother, wary and out of practice, agrees mostly out of family obligation, and the climb quickly becomes less about ambition than about how far each man will bend his own limits and morals under pressure. As the terrain worsens and the true cost of the plan sets in, the film turns the mountain itself into a kind of judgment, indifferent to who deserves to come down safely. Director Rick Alverson keeps the focus tight on two brothers and the ice between them, letting the landscape do as much storytelling as the dialogue.
Cast & crew
Tye Sheridan plays the driven, self-interested Chris, while Jeff Goldblum brings a weathered edge to the reluctant older brother. Denis Lavant and Udo Kier appear in supporting roles that add texture to the expedition's uneasy dynamics, rounding out a small but distinctive ensemble.
Context & significance
Clocking in at 105 minutes, "The Mountain" belongs to the growing wave of survival dramas that swap spectacle for psychological pressure. Its 6.8 IMDb rating reflects a film more interested in character erosion than in traditional adventure thrills, closer in spirit to a slow descent than a triumphant climb.
Where & how to watch
K-Time carries "The Mountain" with a Persian dub, letting Farsi-speaking viewers follow the brothers' fraught climb without relying on subtitles. Access only requires a free K-Time account, and the platform's Farsi-first design makes it easy to find and start watching titles like this one.