The Summit of the Gods

Director: Patrick Imbert

Released by: Netflix

Production Studios: Folivari, Mélusine Productions

Voice Cast: Lazare Herson-Macarel, Eric Herson-Macarel

Synopsis: Adapted from Jiro Tanaguchi’s manga, a Japanese reporter and a mysterious mountaineer use the recovered camera of legendary Mt. Everest climber George Mallory to trace his steps.

Release Date: November 24 (limited U.S. & U.K.), November 30 (worldwide on Netflix)

Director Talk: “It’s the universal dimension of why we do something obsessively that interested me. I’m a cartoonist. I just draw, because that’s the way it is. In fact, I can’t live without drawing. And so I drew this parallel with mountaineering.” — Patrick Imbert

The Word: “The quality of the animation is exceptionally high, but the appeal of the picture might be somewhat niche – the sober tone and measured pacing might not connect with younger audiences; the subject matter, the doggedly obsessive world of climbing, is also quite remote.” — Wendy Ibert, Screen Daily

Nomination Chances: The dramatic scale, nail-biting tension, beautiful visuals and the pedigree of the director and producer of the feature should make its ascent to the top an easy goal to achieve.