The Summit of the Gods (2021) – Filming Locations
Animation / Adventure / Mystery · Directed by Patrick Imbert · Starring Éric Herson-Macarel, Elisabeth Ventura
A photojournalist's obsessive quest for the truth about the first expedition to Mt. Everest leads him to search for an esteemed climber who went missing.
Where was The Summit of the Gods filmed?
- Kathmandu, Nepal, Kathmandu – Journalist Takeshi Fukamachi arrives in Kathmandu to investigate the mysterious climber and begins his investigation in the city. The bustling Nepali capital serves as the entry point for the protagonist's quest, establishing the Himalayan expedition context
- Chamonix, France, Chamonix – Flashback sequences depicting early mountaineering expeditions and training in the French Alps. The legendary mountaineering base in the Mont Blanc region provides authentic alpine landscape and climbing heritage context for the film's mountaineering narrative
- Kathmandu, Nepal, Kathmandu – Key scenes with the protagonist investigating leads and meeting contacts in and around the sacred stupa. The iconic Kathmandu landmark serves as a meeting point and symbolic location representing the spiritual dimensions of mountaineering in Himalayan culture