The Last Expedition
Ostatnia Wyprawa / Poland / 85 min / 2024 / director: Eliza Kubarska / language: Polish
Film block WOMEN IN HIGH MOUNTAINS
Thursday / 27th March. 2025 / 6:00 p.m.
Eurovea, Cinema City, Screen 17
The true story of Wanda Rutkiewicz, the first woman in the world to climb the highest peaks on earth. Wanda entered the men’s world of high-mountains uninvited and paid the highest price for it. The film’s director, herself a climber, sets off to the Himalayas in search of Wanda. The clue to the exploration is the protagonist’s mysterious audio-diary found among a pile of archival materials. Wanda says: “I know perfectly well, that there’s no way back for me». Wanda disappeared 30 years ago. Her body was never found. Reportedly she stayed in a Buddhist monastery. The film explores her life and mystery with the participation of famous climbers: Reinhold Messner, Krzysztof Wielicki and Carlos Carsolio, as well as the women closest to her: sister Janina Fies and manager Marion Feik.