Shattered
★ 3.5 · 2012 · 6m · Action · Adventure · Drama
When you've given everything, what do you have left? After achieving his dream summit, an elite climber finds himself empty. Broken and untethered, he searches for a fulfillment more lasting than a faraway peak.
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