Tenzing is an Everest film like none other with Hollywood stars Tom Hiddleston and Willem Dafoe out of their comfort zone

TENZING, Aus, adventure-biopic ★★★★

Where to find it: Apple TV

First aired: October 16

Who’s in it: Genden Phuntsok, Tom Hiddleston, Willem Dafoe, Tenzin Dalha, Thinley Lhamo, Harry Greenwood, Thomas M Wright, Catríona Balfe

Who made it: directed by Jennifer Peedom; screenplay by Luke Davies; inspired by the book Tenzing: Hero of Everest by Ed Douglas

Time commitment: 125 mins

How it rates: IMDb: 7.5/10; Rotten Tomatoes: 98%

Synopsis: Sherpa Tenzing Norgay is recast as Sir Edmund Hillary’s equal

On May 29, 1953, Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and New Zealander Edmund Hillary became the first men to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Norgay was immortalised in Hillary’s iconic picture from the “rooftop of the world”, holding an ice-axe with flags of the UN, UK, Nepal and India affixed.

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