I’m happy to offer five DC area readers the chance to win a pair of tickets to attend a free special screening of Tenzing, Apple’s historical survival drama starring Tom Hiddleston, Willem Dafoe, Genden Phuntsok, and Caitríona Balfe!
SYNOPSIS: Based on true events, TENZING chronicles the little-known story of Tenzing Norgay (Genden Phuntsok), a gifted Himalayan climber who, alongside New Zealand mountaineer Edmund Hillary (Tom Hiddleston), was the first to summit Mount Everest. Encouraged by his wife Dawa (Thinley Lhamo), Tenzing finds an ally in expedition secretary Jill Henderson (Caitríona Balfe). Together, they persuade Colonel John Hunt (Willem Dafoe) that Tenzing belongs on the British climbing team, rather than merely serving it. Where Western climbers see Everest as something to be conquered, Tenzing reveres Chomolungma as the sacred mother goddess. What follows is an ascent defined as much by tensions between backgrounds, classes and competing ambitions as by the perils of the mountain itself. Directed by award-winning filmmaker Jennifer Peedom, TENZING is a story of greatness that refuses to be diminished — and the love that makes it possible.
The screening takes place on Wednesday, October 14th at 7:00pm at Regal Majestic in Silver Spring. If you’d like a chance to attend, email punchdrunktrav@gmail.com with your full name and favorite survival thriller! Winners will be chosen tomorrow, October 15th, and notified by email. Thanks!
Tenzing premieres on Apple TV on October 16th.
