Wadi Rum

Set in the expansive landscape of Jordan’s distinctive national park, “Wadi Rum” documents the unlikely story of two Israeli climbers, an affable Bedouin Muslim, and a professional American climber as they work together to complete a climbing route up Wadi Rums’ largest rock formation. Three years ago, Israeli climbers Eliav (Eli) Nissan and Elad Omer began working on the ‘Sultan El-Mujahidin,’ in an effort to re-introduce this area back into the modern climbing community.

My take

A quietly powerful documentary about unlikely friendships forged on rock. Israeli and American climbers partner with a Bedouin guide to tackle one of Wadi Rum's most ambitious routes—a story that feels less about conquering mountains and more about what happens when people from different worlds choose to climb together.

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