“Torn” Coming Soon To Disney+ (US/UK/Canada/Ireland)
Disney has announced that the National Geographic documentary, “Torn”, is coming to Disney+ in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Ireland on Friday 4th February 2022.
This documentary tells the story of what happened on October 5th, 1999, when a legendary climber called Alex Lowe was tragically lost alongside cameraman and fellow climber David Bridges in a deadly avalanche on the slopes of the Tibetan mountain, Shishapangma. Miraculously surviving the avalanche was Alex’s best friend and climbing partner, renowned mountaineer Conrad Anker. After the tragedy, Anker and Alex’s widow, Jennifer, fell in love and married, and Anker stepped in to help raise Alex’s three sons. Torn will deliver a profoundly intimate look at the Lowe-Anker family using never-before-released archival footage of the ill-fated 1999 expedition, early footage of Alex and Anker as young climbers, personal home videos and strikingly candid interviews with the Lowe-Ankers, the film will follow Max in his quest to understand his iconic late father as he explores family’s complex relationships in the wake of his father’s death.
Check out the trailer below:
This documentary was only recently released in cinemas for a limited run. No international release date has yet been confirmed.
“Torn” is directed by first-time feature filmmaker Max Lowe with Murphy as producer. Producing for Lightbox is two-time Academy Award winner Simon Chinn (“Man on Wire,” “Searching for Sugar Man”) and Academy Award nominee Jonathan Chinn (“Black Sheep,” “LA 92”); the editor is Michael Harte (“Three Identical Strangers”).
Are you looking forward to watching “Torn” on Disney+?
Roger Palmer
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