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Patagonie Force 10
10.0 / 10• 1983• 52m•NR• French
DocumentaryAdventure
Storyline
A team of 12 men, 5 sailors, a doctor, a writer, a film crew, and 3 mountaineers, Jean-Marc Boivin, Thierry Leroy, and Dominique Marchal, set off by sailboat from Mar del Plata in Argentina to reach Riso Patron in Chile, via the Strait of Magellan, the Patagonian Channels, and Falcon Fjord. Their goal is to climb Riso Patron and then make the first crossing of the Campo de Hielo Sur glacier, or Hielo Continental Patagónico, to meet up with the sailors in Puerto Williams on Navarino Island in Chile, a village at the end of the world. After three attempts and an accident for Leroy, who was repatriated, they gave up, crossed the glacier and rejoined the boat, to set off for Cape Horn to climb the South face, knowing that the weather was good one day a month... On January 20, 1983, Jean-Marc Boivin and Dominique Marchal succeeded in making the first ascent of the South face of Cape Horn.
Cast & Crew
Jean-Marc Boivin
Self - Alpinist
Lead
Jean-Louis Étienne
Self - Doctor & Explorator
Denis Ducroz
Self - Mountain Guide & Filmaker
Laurent Chevallier
Self - Filmaker
Bernard Prud'Homme
Self - Mountain Guide & Sound Engineer
Sylvain Augier
Self - Journalist
DM
Dominique Marchal
Self - Alpinist
PF
Philippe Facque
Self - Skipper
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Denis Ducroz's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. Patagonie Force 10 is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
