The Climb

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The Climb is an American indie dramedy film co-written, directed by, and starring Michael Covino that explores the complexities of a long-term male friendship through a series of darkly comic vignettes.

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The Climb canonical 4
The Climb (2018 short film) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf comedy-drama film ⓘ
film ⓘ
independent film ⓘ
awardReceived Un Certain Regard Jury Coup de Coeur Award ⓘ
basedOn The Climb (2018 short film) ⓘ
linked to: The Climb
cinematographyBy Zach Kuperstein ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
coWriter Kyle Marvin ⓘ
Michael Covino ⓘ
criticalReception positive reviews ⓘ
director Michael Covino ⓘ
distributor Sony Pictures Classics ⓘ
editedBy Sara Shaw ⓘ
featuresCharacterRelationshipBetween Kyle and Mike ⓘ
filmEditingStyle long takes ⓘ
genre dramedy ⓘ
indie film ⓘ
mainTheme betrayal ⓘ
loyalty ⓘ
male friendship ⓘ
maturity ⓘ
musicBy Jon Natchez ⓘ
narrativeForm vignette structure ⓘ
notableFor blend of comedy and drama ⓘ
exploration of male friendship over many years ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
portrays adult coming-of-age ⓘ
long-term male friendship ⓘ
producer Kyle Marvin ⓘ
Michael Covino ⓘ
Noah Lang ⓘ
productionCompany Defiant Studios ⓘ
Topic Studios ⓘ
releaseYear 2019 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 94 ⓘ
screenplayBy Kyle Marvin ⓘ
Michael Covino ⓘ
sectionScreenedIn Un Certain Regard ⓘ
setting United States ⓘ
starring Gayle Rankin ⓘ
George Wendt ⓘ
Judith Godrèche ⓘ
Kyle Marvin ⓘ
Michael Covino ⓘ
Talia Balsam ⓘ
theatricalReleaseIn United States ⓘ
tone darkly comic ⓘ
worldPremiereAt 2019 Cannes Film Festival ⓘ

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Michael Covino → notableWork → The Climb ⓘ
Michael Covino → coWrote → The Climb ⓘ
Michael Covino → directed → The Climb ⓘ
Michael Covino → starredIn → The Climb ⓘ
The Climb → basedOn → The Climb (2018 short film) ⓘ
linked to: The Climb