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2. Trailer

Kyle and Mike are best friends who share a close bond — until Mike sleeps with Kyle's fiancée. THE CLIMB is about a tumultuous but enduring relationship between two men across many years of laughter, heartbreak and rage. It is also the story of real-life best friends who turn their profound connection into a rich, humane and frequently uproarious film about the boundaries (or lack thereof) in all close friendships.

• Director: Michael Angelo Covino
• Country: USA
• Genre: Comedy | Drama
• Year: 2020

• Run Time: 01:34:00
• imdb Score: 7.0/10 (723 votes)
• Language: English
• Rating: R

• Cast: Michael Angelo Covino, Kyle Marvin, Gayle Rankin, Judith Godrèche

"The film is a wholehearted and hilarious ode to a fraternal bond more profound and enduring than any romantic attachment."
Carlos Aguilar - LOS ANGELES TIMES

"Thrilling and charming in a way that very few comedies ever are."
Nick Allen - ROGEREBERT.COM

"Covino shows truly impressive formal control, incorporating sophisticated camerawork and tightly coiled edits while allowing time, space and rhythm - in short, the foundations of cinema - to play as equal participants in the comedy."
Ben Croll - THEWRAP

"Toxic masculinity is played for rich and revealing farce in writer/director Michael Angelo Covino's assured feature debut, told over multiple years."
Peter Howell - TORONTO STAR

AWARDS

Cannes Film Festival 2019
Un Certain Regard - Best Director

Deauville Film Festival 2019
Best Director

FESTIVALS

Toronto Int'l Film Festival 2019

Sundance Film Festival 2019

Munich Int'l Film Festival 2019

Telluride Film Festival 2019

Deauville Film Festival 2019

San Sebastián Film Festival 2019

London Film Festival 2019

Vienna Int'l Film Festival 2019

Stockholm Int'l Film Festival 2019

Los Cabos Int'l Film Festival 2019

Rio de Janeiro Int'l Film Festival 2019