The Climb (2019)

Comedy, Drama, General Film

Director: Michael Angelo Covino

Writer(s): Michael Angelo Covino, Kyle Marvin

Starring: Michael Angelo Covino, Kyle Marvin, Gayle Rankin, Judith Godrèche, Talia Balsam, George Wendt, Daniella Covino, Eden Malyn, Meredith Holzman, Todd Barry, Zina Wilde, Eric Pumphrey, Sondra James, Kris Avedisian, Alyssa Maria App, Monica Ayres, Alexander Blaise, Julie Chateauvert, Warren Ray Davis, Austin Ferris, Andrew Geher, Katrine Hoyt, Rachel Kylian, Fenton Lawless, David Neal Levin, Mike Massimino, Necole Milone, Adrian M. Mompoint, Tom Stratford, Vinnie Velez, Kevin A. Wall, Marc Webster, Rosemary Howard, Albert Skowronski

Synopsis: 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.

Release Date: May 17, 2019 (France) | Length: 94 min | Genre: Comedy, Drama | MPAA Rating: Rated R for language, sexual content, some nudity and brief drug use.

Note: Premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2019.