“A thorough, thoughtful and disturbing documentary.”
Kenny Turan
LA TIMES
AMIR BAR-LEV
THE LAST FIRST: WINTER K2
Press
"Sobering and Illuminating"
- Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times
"Far from being the straightforward survival-against-the-odds account that you might expect, this is a microcosm of some of humanity’s more regrettable traits, which rub up alongside each other in fascinatingly thorny ways"
- Catherine Bray, The Guardian
"Amir Bar-Lev’s latest doc ably climbs to the summit of this year’s slate of non-fiction films.”
- Jason Gorber, POV Magazine
“A riveting sports documentary whose politics and cinematography alike will hold your attention until the very end.”
— Taylor Gates, Collider
“A surprising doc of uncompromising tension.”— Gregory Nussen, ScreenRant
“Amir Bar-Lev has built a career out of turning real-world chaos into compelling nonfiction, and with The Last First: Winter K2… he delivers one of his most harrowing films yet.”
— Alex Reif, LaughingPlace.com
“A …movie that shows us the dark side of literally getting high.”
— Owen Gleiberman, Chief Film Critic, Variety
“The footage in Last First is phenomenal. The majesty of the settings is ever present, as well as the danger of trying to survive in a deadly environment.”
— Daniel Eagan, ScreenAnarchy