Au-delà des rêves
( Beyond Dreams )

Rafael Duarte
2019 - 52 min - Vidéo Full HD - Couleur - Brésil

The film tells the life story of Roman Romancini, one of the most important Brazilian mountaineers, in his endeavor to reach his greatest dream: climbing Mount Everest, the highest mountain on the planet. Starting early his athletic career, he passes through several deadly experiences. But it was while a riding a bike that he got hit by a car in an accident that almost put an end to his sport life forever.
"Beyond Dreams" shows how Roman dealt with the chance of never climbing again, how he fought a cancer and how he kept the Everest dream alive as a motivation to overcome the recovery process. Doctors, coaches, family and friends react in different ways to Roman's determination to still climb Everest.
The documentary shows how he reached, during his preparation years, four of the "seven summits" during winter, considered by many an almost impossible mission.
Survivor of the avalanche that hit the Khumbu Falls in 2014, a few feet from Everest Base Camp, Roman returned to the Himalayas four years later with Rafael Duarte and Padawa Shepa, who together documented the most challenging expedition of his life.