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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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