Mountain Queen on Netflix Release Date: The Powerful Documentary You Can’t Miss
Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa, is a documentary film released exclusively on Netflix on July 31, 2024. The documentary follows Lhakpa Sehpera’s journey and struggles as a single mother, climbing Mount Everest and becoming the first Nepali woman to survive the highest mountain on earth.
On September 8, 2023, the documentary film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and managed to be the second runner-up for the People’s Choice Award in the documentary category. With the Mountain Queen Netflix release, now Lhakpa Sherpa’s incredible journey to the summit is available for everyone to watch!
Overview of Mountain Queen
Mountain Queen Netflix Release Date USA: July 31, 2024
Rating: 7.7/10 on IMDb, 100% on Rotten Tomatoes
Director: Lucy Walker
Summary: Lhakpa Sehpera is a Nepali woman with two daughters and a history of an abusive marriage. Mountain Queen is the story of her determination and resilience in climbing Mount Everest and his record of 10 summit climbs as a woman while a single mother. She was denied education as a young girl, but now she is a role model for women.
Mountain Queen Reviews – What are people saying?
Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa was released with a positive reception from both critics and viewers. With a 100% rating from the critics and 91% from the audience on Rotten Tomatoes, the sentiment around this documentary is mostly praise.
“Some segments give astonishing views of her ascents, including the most recent, with high-altitude photography by Matthew Irving. Lhakpa sometimes crosses a crevasse on a narrow ladder and at times ascends in the dark of night. (An EPK of how they got those shots would be fascinating.) Meanwhile, Shiny waits at base camp, worrying that her mother, at a camp above, might run out of oxygen as the weather delays her progress for days.” The Hollywood Reporter praised the beauty of its scenes in its review.
In a positive review, Variety admired Sherpa’s determination and the director’s clear vision: “In Walker’s hands, it becomes clear that Sherpa’s genuine humility and positive outlook emerged from confronting seemingly unsurmountable challenges, which she bent to her will by way of unwavering resolve.”
Danny Leigh from the Financial Times was also impressed by Lucy Walker’s unique storytelling: “Lucy Walker has form for telling enlightening stories at extreme heights… Here again, compelling, raw material is nimbly shaped. Walker’s lens is wide enough for nuance.”
On the other hand, the audience reviews on Rotten Tomatoes confirm that they are on the same page as critics. For instance, Karl W called it a “Tremendous film” and recommended that people should watch the documentary film without reading anything else about it to experience its maximum effect.
Interesting Details About the Cast & Crew
Lucy Walker, the director of Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa, is the Academy-nominated director of Waste Land (2010) and The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom (2011) documentary films. In her work, she mostly focuses on human struggles and knows how to tell a story that can touch people and make them relate to the characters. The cast of the Mountain Queen Netflix documentary includes Lhakpa Sherpa and her family, Shiny Dijmarescu, Sunny Dijmarescu, and Nima Sherpa.
The cinematography of the documentary is the work of Matthew Irving, Arron Philips, and Devin Whetstone. Irving was the cinematographer of a documentary named Lost on Everest, which was released in 2020, so he is familiar with the environment and the landscapes. The music is by Adam Peters, who has worked on the movie Savages since 2012.
