
My Upside Down World
2021-05-06 · 70 min · Not rated
After twenty years of international competitions, the three times Ice Climbing World Champion Angelika Rainer is at a crossroad in her career. 'My upside down world', the first biopic documentary about the Italian climber's personal and professional life, will follow Angelika's path to self-discovery, as the first woman of her family to be fully in charge of her freedom and destiny.
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- Elena Goatelli
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- Albolina Film
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- Italy
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