The Eight Mountains
An epic journey of friendship and self-discovery set in the breathtaking Italian Alps, The Eight Mountains follows over four decades the profound, complex relationship between Pietro and Bruno.
Cast
Luca Marinelli
as Pietro Guasti
Alessandro Borghi
as Bruno Guglielmina
Lupo Barbiero
as Pietro (as a child)
Cristiano Sassella
as Bruno (as a child)
Elisabetta Mazzullo
as Lara
Andrea Palma
as Pietro (as a teenager)
Surakshya Panta
as Asmi
Elena Lietti
as Francesca Guasti
Filippo Timi
as Giovanni Guasti
Elisa Zanotto
as Barbara
Reviews
CinemaSerf
"Pietro" (a scene stealing Lupo Barbiero) is a young boy taken by his mother from their home in Turin to a small mountain village where amongst the dozen or so residents he befriends "Bruno" (Cristiano Sassella). The latter boy lives with his cheese-making uncle, content to follow in his footsteps. ...
badelf
This is an amazing and captivating study of the personal growth two men and their relationship over a forty-year period. It's never boring, in spite of the film length. The pacing is just perfect for the unfolding of kind of deep love that humans may have for each other. "In certain lives, there ...
Brent Marchant
Considering the importance of friendship in our lives, it’s somewhat surprising that there aren’t more movies devoted to this subject. But perhaps that’s because it’s difficult to make truly engaging films that effectively address this topic. Such is the case with this would-be grand sweeping epic s...
