FILM NIGHT "Les encordées"

On Thursday, May 18th from 5:00 to 7:00 PM, there will be a free film screening of "Les encordées"(french V.O) at the Le Hameau Auditorium in Copperfield. The school has been gifted this film by the "Vision du réel" Film Festival for us to showcase, and we have decided to extend the invitation to the wider Verbier community as well. The Patrouille des Glaciers, a military ski mountaineering race open to civilians, is the most severe mountain event that exists. Having taken part, himself three times, Frédéric Favre is aware of the difficulties and challenges of such an undertaking. The filmmaker sets off on an intense cinematographical exercise since he accompanies, literally, the training process of three teams on their way towards the fateful date. In addition to the sporting and mythical dimensions, other motifs quickly become clear: “[…] I aim to show what’s under the surface, what actually pushes…