Meru
Believe in the impossible
R 2015 · 89 min · ★ 7.4 · Adventure, Documentary
Meru is the electrifying story of three elite American climbers—Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin, and Renan Ozturk—bent on achieving the impossible.
Directed by Jimmy Chin
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